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Three sets strategy.
So I went forward with buying a third set.
My thinking is one set for the road and two for the track.
1. street driving (in town)
2. Track (max/ultra performance)
3. Track (Slicks)
Since my home track is very abrasive (NYST) I can't really go with Cup2 or slicks every time and demolish 2 fronts in 7x20min session. There has to be away to have fun in a less expensive way.
Since LRP is not abrasive at all, I can go there with slicks multiple times. That makes an A7 survive multiple track days and make A7/R7 affordable.
For street I am thinking about MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3+. I have them on my work car and they were great year round, including summer.
But mainly I am thinking that the A/S 3+ will be terrific in the rain. So, if I have a true rain day on the track, I think it would be much better than any of the max/ultra tires I have in inventory.
Another factor to think about is that both LRP and NYST are 70min from my house. So it is not unusual for me to register for 3 track days spanning Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon. That means I don't have tire services in between.
In short, three set of wheels would allow me to cost effectively do multiple trackdays including rain days.
Sample mounting would be:
1. Street-Rain A/S 3+ 275/35/19 275/30/19
2. Track learning - Any 200 Tread or less 295/30/19 265/35/19 (275/30/19 FFI500)
3. Track (LRP or NYST going for PB) slick 295/30/19 265/35/19.
A note about the FFI500. It is the only tire that survived 2 track days at NYST. True the pace was 1:40, so perhaps it survived be because it was the first 2 trackdays of the season and I ws not going fast enough. But I also thing they are harder tire than other tires I tried. So it is very possible that I will need to factor into the equation the rubber compound going to NYST. While I love going 1:35-1:37, I also like driving full trackdays. I hate skipping the last session. And while I always tell my self to skip the first session (many time under yellow to let everyone "warm up") I find myself driving the first session and by the 4th lap on 1:38 pace.
If you have/had three wheel sets, what would you do?
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