Recently purchased track car with competition suspension set up but want to be able to drive car about 50 miles to and from the track. What is the latest recommendation to this and not be stranded at the track if it rains?

 

What is your experience level? The advan ad08 are great tires and the ad08r are supposedly even better. As a bonus, they come in stock sizes.

 

Have been racing for 37 years. My car has 245/40/18 and 315/30/18. So I am limited to certain brands.

 

I think you're going to be underwhelmed with the choices in those sizes.

 

Make sure the tires you buy are legal for your class in whatever racing series you want to run; a lot are switching to minimum 200TW.

Hankook R-S3 used to be the go-to recommendation for track tires, but the v2 reportedly get greasy with heat. I'd recommend BFG Rival as they give great grip with good heat tolerance, but they require a certain driving style and setup; as many people I've heard that love them there's someone else that hates 'em. ZII Star Spec just came out last month; supposed to be great cool grip, but no word yet as to how it does on the track.

 

NT01s come in those sizes and are by far the best streetable track day tire. I drive them 250mi to the track.

 

Thanks for the info. The car had NTO1's when I bought it and the last owner said he hated them. I just put Toyo 008R's on and ran it today for the first time. Seemed OK, but not great.