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Originally Posted by grendiers
That's funny, and I sorta disagree. The all season Ziex tires, and maybe others of similar ilk, offer very little grip on the racetrack. Using these tires on a lightweight 924 turbo, I suffered from skidding around the esses on a particular track, and hated it, losing time just to keep on the track. I'd look for used tires, if possible, of the brand, size, and style you're looking for.
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I think you missed the boat on this one. When it comes to an auto-x you'll learn more by having a car on tires with less grip than you will on tires that keep you glued. The skidding around is a good thing if you're trying to learn how to get the most out of a car. It helps you learn what's quick and what isn't. I wouldn't recommend this on a track since the speeds make it a little dangerous without some skill if things go south. However at an auto-x making a car go fast on garbage tires is much harder than with decent or good tires. IMO for a beginning driver crap tires will help you more than showing up to your first auto-x on A6's.
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Originally Posted by PatrickB
The problem I've encountered, is that even the highest quality performance street tire won't tolerate the heat cycling encountered in continuous lapping DE's. You will get one day of track use AT BEST!.
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Out of curiousity what tires were you using that got you one day?