Originally Posted by
Kevin K
I think the solaris tires are consistant just the life doesnt seem to be there like we were getting out of them last season/year. Dont know if the tires changed or its another year and we are going faster in the class Im not sure. Belted Pro-Comp X-Patterns are good they can be a little too grippy at times I like the D-comp ones better. I havent ran the Advan's in a long time but last I remember they were really close to the Pro-Comp X-Patterns....dont forget that the Advans are a 24mm tire and the X-patterns are 26mm.
Thanks for the detailed info Kevin. I may try the Pro-Comp X-patterns as my car is set up with a bit of a push anyways.
We've been running the belted X's at our track since we started USGT (about the time USVTA switched to 25.5). Our experience is they are best the first few runs then fall off slightly. After that they stay quite consistent until they are pretty much totally worn out. We experimented with some cheaper options but they never seemed to be as consistent through the life of the tire so we went back to the belted x's exclusively.
Thank you too padailey. Excellent feedback. I just noticed the change to the rules, so I'm still trying to work out what to try first.