rodH

I wouldn't mind a little more grip for the street and a few times a year for the track. I NEVER drive my car in the rain and I only drive is 2-3 days a week, or about 5k miles a year.

Just wondering what some thoughts are on these tires.

TIA

M3 Defector

My understanding is that the Trofeos are quick fuse track tires and I don't think they'll last more than a few times at the track. Seems like overkill for the road and expensive for the track. What are you running now?

rodH

Just got PSS from PS2, but was thinking of going more aggressive next time. Maybe PSCup2 might be a better alternative.

Btw, I am an M3 defector as well 👍

Jake951

Tires intended for track use don't produce maximum grip until you get them really hot, from 180 to 200 deg F, as you would in hard track driving. I seriously doubt you can get them hot enough on the street for this to happen. If you aren't seeing the surface of your tires develop little blisters in hard street driving, you're not driving that hard.

I would suggest you try a tire like the AD08R, RE71R, or the like. These are really tires for the street, but have enough grip to be quite decent on the track.

swoardrider

This ^. Plus R compounds heat cycle out quickly. Like maybe less than a hundred times vs. a street tire compound which may take years to heat cycle out. And they are typically noisy, usually ride rougher, and puncture easily. Just driving 45 minutes to the track from my house on R compounds annoys the sh*t outta me.

nwGTS

Unless your trofeos are for dedicated track duty i say skip them. Go MPSC2 if you want street tires or the new bridgestone RE71R. Nitto NT01 are great economical choice for R compound.