Real "race" tires vrs. "DOT" race/auto-x tires?? Options

[Mueller]

as copied from the GGR rules book:

Tires:

i. Street tires: Any street tire/wheel combination may be used. Tires   must be DOT approved.

ii. Race Tires: Race tires may be used, but may not be mounted on wheels wider than seven (7) inches or one inch wider than stock, whichever is greater. This leaves open the possibility of cars being competitive on very large street tires.

given the choice, what would be better and more cost effective??

wide street tire/wheel
or
7" wide rim with race tire

are there DOT tires "close" to being a race tire???

[Demick]

Mike

There's really 3 levels:
Street tires
DOT-R tires
Race tires

Street tires are usually referred to as tires which have a wear rating of 120 or more. You will not be competetive with any of these tires.

The DOT-R tires are in between street and race. They are DOT approved, so they are officially street legal, but they are not tires you would want to drive on the street. Wear rating is usually 50. They will not be as fast as race tires, but are competetive and are considered the best bang for the buck. Lots of people run these.

Race tires are just that. Very sticky and fast, but wear quickly and are expensive. Don't buy these unless you are a good enough driver to need that extra edge to come out on top.

Demick