[Agingracefully]

Ruble-

I use dot legal r3so3 hoosiers on the Porsches. When we took top honors at cobrafest in 2001 we used 15" Hoosiers and I have had a chance to run slicks, bias race tires, and Victoracers as well.

The Hoosier dots are probably the best overall compromise. They will be a half second quicker around Roebling than the same size Victoracers--thats a bunch. Bias racing tires are too squirmy for most folks, though they seem to wear better and are fast when you are used to them. Pure slicks like goodyears and dunlops are expensive and harder to come by.

I will use Victoracers for drivers ed's because I can get an extra weekend out of them, but if there is some ego involved, I always go with the Hoosiers. You must heat cycle them if you want them to last. The best way is to use them for a 20 minute scrub-in where they get up to heat and then put them away for 48 hours or more. Tire rack heat cycles, but I'm not convinced that it works as well as actually running them on the car. As for shaving, these tires wear pretty fast and while shaving gives you a slightly faster few laps, longevity is really compromised-- Just my thoughts

Rick