[Shotimes] max performance tire

[Ron Nottingham]

FWIW, the BMW crowd seems to favor the Yoko ES100's for an all around tire.
I agree with Ron, be careful of mixing tire brands/models, you could
adversely affect handling.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>


> The Nitto 555 comes in two flavors: one is the Z-rated street tire, the
> other is the Drag Radial.
>
> Off the top of my head, the new Yoko ES100 (I believe it's called) looks
> very good, and there is also the new Kumho MX. Pirelli P7000 Summer tires
> are also good for summer-only. These are in the $100-$150 range normally
>
> There are a number of good tires in the $150-up range (Yoko A032Rs, Pilot
> Sports, SZ50s, etc)
>
> Other than putting drag radials on the front, I would caution against
> running a split set of tires front & rear.
>
> FWIW, I have Nitto 450s on my 911 and they work great for handling, the
> dragstrip, and in the wet.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Craig D
>
> I need a max performance tire for the summer only that
> will be good for street driving, track driving and
> drag racing. I was thinking about the Nito 555 but i
> think those are only a good drag tire, and not a track
> tire or i could be wrong. Is their any in between?
> Price really dosen't matter, i want to stay around
> $300-$350 for 2 tires. I went on tire rack and their
> where about 35 choice of top of the line tires. So I
> want any of your guys experiences with tires. I have
> on the nitto 450 and i can't stand them so they are
> staying on the back for some oversteer fun.