I purchased my 2002 C4 last year but have yet to track it. With the PCA posting local track events I was wondering what size/type wheels and tires are most appropriate for on and off track. If I am better off with two sets, which are best for tracking. I currently am running OEM 5 spoke with 18" Pirelli PZeros. Also, what's best offset for track?

 

C'mon guys, if there is one thing from this forum it's that all Rennlisters have an opinion. So, let's hear it.

 

Lots of questions, and I don't have the answers to all of them.
But, for a new DE particpant, the ones you already have should be just fine.
Once you get some time on the track, start tinkning (as you already have) about a good street perfomrance tire (lots of us like Toyo R1A, but it might be different for the 996).
Once you get to white, maybe a second set. By then you will have an answer more complete than mine!
Good luck with DE; its a ton of fun.

 

Post this over at the DE forum and you'll get plenty of opinions. Many chapters prohibit R-compound tires until much later in the learning curve (Intermediate Run Group). You want to learn the techniques first and then think about modifications to the car (even as simple as tires). I've seen too many people show up for their 1st DE and stuff it into a tire wall because the car was on the edge and they didn't know how to drive it.

My personal opinion is to run on street tires for a long while - until you "use up" 90% of what the car has to offer. Meaning, you are getting every ounce of performance out of the street tires, brakes, suspension, etc.

Then a 1st set of R-comps on separate tires might be something like the Pirelli Corsa system, which I consider a Hybrid. Good in the dry, but also decent in the wet / cold.

At this point (black run group / advanced-solo), I run PS2 streets in the cold and rain and use Pilot Sport Cups when it's warm and dry.

 

Thanks for the great advice, I'll let you know how things go...