its a tough call. some of the alternatives are heavier and being that the tire is the most critical moving mass on the car, i find it hard to compromise.

 

If the weight differences of a tire are something that influence your buying decision you should just switch to slicks, they'll give you a ton more grip in the corners and decrease your lap times many times more than a weight change in cup tires would.

 

can slicks be used on the street?

 

i usually switch to bridgestone once the OEM tires needs replacing
michelins and Pirelli are just not worth the price/performance I get

for track tires, I just run A050R in 18"

 

Thanks for all the feedback, love this forum.... my thoughts are to buy the RE-11s for road use. The weight and speed rating difference compared to the Cups are just a non issue in my view. I gain better tread life, wont panic if I see a puddle and not to mention the 600 bucks I can put towards track rims and tires J …Yep, I guess that’s the only solution.
Now I just need to find the track wheels and then choose the track tires

 

Didn't see anyone mention the Yoko AO48. I ran a set in 245/315 for my 6GT3 and they performed great, not noisy like the R888 either.
For mostly street driving, how about the Bridgestone RE050A's? Even the Enzo ran on a variation of that tire. 140 wear rating should be just about perfect for mostly aggressive street driving and these tires are very quiet and smooth riding.

 

A048R are discontinued i think

 

noobish question: when you have a 18" track set. do you have to set new aligmement and everything when you switch them with your 19" street wheels?

 

Nope, alignment is not needed but I am sure you want to have more aggressive alignment for track once you get 18" wheels

 

Here you go:

18" wheels/tires are
1. cheaper
2. lighter in most case
3. more brand selelction
4. easier to drive on track
5. more comfort

Start watching the video at 7:23

18" vs 19" wheel/tires

 

Got it... but it is also a good advert for the RE-11s I am also gonna buy

 

Bridgestone is going to send me a 25 cents check just for your statement lol

 

THe Re-11 doesnt seem to be available over here...only Re 01R

 

Thats what the RE11'rs replaced. Weird how they wouldn't have gotten the 11's yet?

 

I ave been using MPSC in my cars for some years and I really like the performance (street and highway) I get from them,for track use I will say no since they over heat fast and they are very expensive.