Im planning on doing SCCA Club racing next year, so I am starting to think about the buildup for my car. What are you guys running for tires? I am pretty sure Kumho or Hoosier (moreso Hoosier) would be my best choice, are there any other makers I should be looking at?

Thanks

P.S. To be clear, I am talking about SCCA Club Road Racing, not SCCA Solo II Autocross.

 

I've run 265/35-18 Yokohama A048's at HPDE's and 285/30-18 Hoosier's for autocross. I'm going to say that the Kumho V710s are too soft for track events (I'm running them for autocross this year). I'd probably say to be fast you're going to have to run Hoosiers.

 

I keep hearing the A048s are way too hard of a compound to be competitive in the typical SCCA race compared to the Kumho or Hoosier. Thoughts on that?

 

I'd say that probably depends on the length of the race. I'm guessing the typical SCCA race is not long enough for the Hoosiers to start dropping off. The A048's take a few hard laps before they really start to grip. The Hoosiers seem to come in quicker and the V710's are pretty much ready from the beginning but will fall off after a few laps as they get hot.

If I was running a longer race in high temps, I may experiment with the A048s (shaved, of course) compared to the Hoosiers.

 

How about the Kumho Victoracer V700s?