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12-29-2016, 07:41 PM

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^How do those tires compare to the PSS? I've been considering the FI500. Car gets about 10,000 miles a year with 6-10 autocrosses and 1-3 track days.

Buy a set of EP (extreme performance) category tires. It seems like you'd benefit from their range of use. Hankook is supposed to be coming out with the RS4...if you want to be a guinea pig for something new.

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12-29-2016, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jah2000

SportComp2 is a good tire (it is after all, what Skip Barber Racing School and Ford Racing School uses).
But there's a new kid on the block: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests...y.jsp?ttid=217

I wonder if Skip Barber will make the switch.

The video report that Tire Rack did comparing the tires indicated lesser feedback from the Firestones versus the BFGs, and this guided my decision since these are ultimately street tires for me. Since the OP didn't indicate what the use would be, I went off the treadwear rating. Personally, I would be using something with a treadwear of 200 or less if I was chasing max performance.

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12-30-2016, 11:23 AM

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^How do those tires compare to the PSS? I've been considering the FI500. Car gets about 10,000 miles a year with 6-10 autocrosses and 1-3 track days.

There many consumer reviews on TireRack (though, it seems the reviews page is down ATM. Maybe check at a later date). I've also read a couple threads on various BMW forums (I'm sure there are other make/model forum threads about it too). All the good reviews and various threads made me get the FI500.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...RatingsReviews