[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Tainen

Tire question(s).


During my first track day (stock tires) my instructor extolled the virtue of learning on garbage tires, because it allows me to understand my mistakes far more than sticky tires, which he said cover up mistakes and slow the progression of the driver. He told me it'd be wise to not move up until I could trash a set of garbage tires in a few days, as then I'd be at the skill level where the higher spec tires would not cover up my mistakes and hamper my learning so much. Looking at my stockers after the track day... they still have a lot of life. So I guess I could push a lot harder and there's a ton more room to grow there. But I've also got a new set of wheels in the garage and was planning on dropping some solid rubber on them once I have worn out my stockers on learning on the track.


Help me decide- should I be going with more of a lower spec, intermediate tire next to continue my development? I see the DZ102s are only 100/tire in 225 size, maybe those would be a nice progression in my learning? I was originally opting to go for star specs/dzIIs as the tires for my new wheels, but thinking more about my instructor's guidance makes me want worse tires to learn faster. (He is a 20 year ITE racing veteran with uncountable podiums, co-driving dozens of different chassis, his personal ride is a 944 turbo ITE prepared car)

Stick to your stock tires until you finish them. Once you finish them ,go with what you have, as long as it's not a slick.