Track tires for 330Ci

[dourwolf]

Last year I put a set of 18" ASA AR1s with Dunlop Sport Race tires, all from Tire Rack, on my 330Ci for track use. I put in 8 good track days on those wheels & tires; the tires are now spent. What to do?

Tire Rack doesn't seem be be stocking these Dunlops any more, and I would rather move back to a street tire anyway. So I'm looking at: Bridgestone RE050As, Bridgestone S-03s, Dunlop Sport Maxx, and Yokohama AVS E100s. This would be strictly (or mainly) for track use.

Any advice?

[Gary@Tirerack]

Last year I put a set of 18" ASA AR1s with Dunlop Sport Race tires, all from Tire Rack, on my 330Ci for track use. I put in 8 good track days on those wheels & tires; the tires are now spent. What to do?

Tire Rack doesn't seem be be stocking these Dunlops any more, and I would rather move back to a street tire anyway. So I'm looking at: Bridgestone RE050As, Bridgestone S-03s, Dunlop Sport Maxx, and Yokohama AVS E100s. This would be strictly (or mainly) for track use.

Any advice?


None of those will approach the level of grip that you had with your old Race tires. Only the ES100 will be near the old closout price of the Super Sport Race, but its grip levels aren't near the other three.

Sounds like you've got some decisions to make about how much you're willing to spend on your track tires and how much wear versus grip your willing to compromise on.

[Nick325xiT 5spd]

Buying 18" wheels was a huge mistake.

[dourwolf]

Well . . . I sure wouldn't like to give up the grip, and I'm willing to spend some money on track tires. Since the Dunlops don't seem to be available any more through TR, do you have an alternative to suggest . . . either alternative tire or source?

[Gary@Tirerack]

Well . . . I sure wouldn't like to give up the grip, and I'm willing to spend some money on track tires. Since the Dunlops don't seem to be available any more through TR, do you have an alternative to suggest . . . either alternative tire or source?


I don't have an alternate source for the Dunlop race tires. What size tire are they? You can view other Race compound tires that we carry in that size here :

http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AB2&url=/tires/index.jsp