Hey Norm the contigency changed a little this year. 6 or less cars in class yields one tire for 1st and one for 2nd. Seven cars or more gets you 2 for first and 2nd plus 3rd each get a tire. Pretty decent rewards when you realize you can replace any tire you want for the podium.

I have run through several sets by now. They are pretty good tires. For me, the Hoosiers fall off fairly badly after about 5 cycles. They still feel fine and are fine for practice but they are .5-1 second off the pace of stickers. If I start a race on tires with 4 or 5 cycles on them, about midway through the race they slow down a lot, whereas I can push hard for a full race on stickers without this issue.

a same price,you take Hoosier or Michelin?

Thanks

I have 3 Hoosiers 2 R80 (265) and 1 R100 (320) that I'm selling for $175 each plus shipping. All of them have only a moderate amount of DE laps on them because the car they were on kept cutting one side. Two weekends of DE on them with low numbers of laps per session (5-6).

If anyone is interested I'll sell them for $175 a piece. They are too big for my car, cannot use them.

But they're not the same price. The Hoosiers are about $400. less per set. Also, you can get bigger tires if you're allowed like in NASA or GTA. I run the 265 fronts and 305 rears which are almost an inch wider per wheel....

i bought five 265/645/18 R80s from Bob Chick for less than $500 shipped, and have five more coming.

these tires are fantastic compared to the Yokohamas and Hankook slicks I used before. Set personal records by nearly 1 second in practice, qualifying, and race with heat cycled tires. and no change in setup.

Hoosier recommends tire pressures of 29-30 psi on flat tracks. in my case, the car actually handled best with front pressures of 32psi using my gauge. this is for a front-engine 2500 lb BMW

Did Bob finally get some tires in? I've been after him for a while for some Hoosiers/Yokos and he didn't have much in stock.

great tires, fall off by 8 HCs, I'll keep buying them.

Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but curious what kind of improvement did those switching from A6s see on their lap times? Just interested to see if there is really a point in upgrading.

Most of the comparisons are with R6 not the A6 which is a softer autocross tire. I know some guys run them for qualifying and on a light car for sprint races, but 911s are pretty hard on rear tires for them to last very long. I know one racer in NASA MA that runs them for qualifying and he reports they are .5secs faster than the R6 for a couple of laps. The slicks are similar if not a little faster and last much longer.

I've read several threads on here last night, looks like nobody really runs the A6s on 911s. I'm coming from a Corvette where I could get the As to run all day.

Well, I'm going to try a comparison and see how they stack up. Trying to see if the slicks are worth the $400 or so price difference. For the record, this is for time trials, not wheel to wheel, so overall longevity is not my prime objection, although extra heat cycles you can get from the slicks are certainly nice.

Hey , just saw this thread restarted.
I've been wondering the same thing...
...think the A6's are faster, but heard they fall off after 2-3 laps?
We're probably going to start off this season doing a TT, but should be racing too.
But, I cannot determine what the deal is with the R80's-R100's.
The Hoosier chart shows they are very firm, but are they a better choice that R6's or A6's?

Marc,

I'm by no means an expert, furthermore have 0 experience with rear engined cars until now. With that disclaimer, here is my take on this from a Corvette and BMW standpoint (which maybe more relevant to you in a 944/951 car).

A6 is about a 1-1.5 seconds faster than R6 on a same car and day (no changes to the car in terms of setup before anybody gets on me for that). However, As are only good for about 3-4 heat cycles before the begin to drop off pretty significantly. For racing most prefer Rs due to their longevity. Some folks with deep pockets run As in the race and even in a 3100 pound Corvette can run out a whole race with good results.

I don't know how much faster slicks would be over an A6 and that is the dilemma for me. I'm only doing Time Trial so lasting 30-45 minutes is not an issue. However slicks are about $400 a set more than A6s. I've already left two messages this morning trying to get a set of slicks in 265/645/18 and 305/645/18 to compare them against A6s in 255/35/18 and 315/30/18. So, hopefully I'll get some data at the next track event. If it's anything less than a second I'd have a very hard time justifying the extra price for the slick (again for time trial, in racing the slick will outlast the A6 by a VERY wide margin). As for compounds R80 I think is the softer one and R100 is harder.

Alex

This is pretty much based upon observation and having raced on Hoosier Rs, Pirelli & Michelin slicks, but no real back-to-back testing. The Michelins are the fastest, and I feel that they should be at least as much faster than the As as the As are over the Rs. YMMV.

I have run A's and The hoosier slicks before on a couple different 911s. The A's are a good bit faster than R's. The slicks, for one lap were good for about ~0.5 seconds on a short lap (~1 min lap) over the A6s.

Most of the benefit is from consistency throughout a race. I ran the tires on 2 different cars with similar chassis, but 1 with 350 rwhp, one with 250 rwhp. Both cars ~2500 lbs. On the 250 hp car the A6s were not an issue in a 40 min race. On the 350 hp car the A6s would fall off badly after a couple of hard laps. Slicks were much faster over a race distance, but as I said, not a huge amount faster on a single qualifying lap.