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frsh2fourty · 12-17-2019, 11:00 AM

I haven't done an HPDE with my s13 but have tracked different cars with all 4 of those tires. For reference, the Firehawks were on a 16' Mustang for HPDE, Falkens on a 90' Civic for an endurance race, Contis on a 13' WRX for HPDE and Potenzas on a late 90s M3 for HPDE.

The Contis were on my DD WRX and were great initially for street driving and had decent wet performance but after about 2k miles of daily driving and 2 20 minute track sessions they started to get greasy and lose just about all grip halfway through the session. By the end of the second day they actually started to chunk pretty bad. I would recommend staying away from these.

We ran the Falkens on our Civic for a WRL race, 2 8 hour races. Grip seemed to hold up throughout the day and tire wear was pretty even and not at all excessive. We could probably actually get one more full race out of the set we ran. I can't speak to wet performance or street comfort as it was dry all weekend and its a racecar so we trailer it.

My buddy let me borrow his Mustang with the Firehawks for a day. It was his daily driver and he loved them for street/track use. They never really got greasy and did well when it slightly drizzled during one of my sessions. I can't really say they got greasy as someone else mentioned but I also wasn't pushing that car 10/10ths. He ran those tires on his car for about a year of daily driving and 1-2 track weekends every month and only decided to replace them because he ran over something on the highway that damaged the tire.

The Potenzas on the M3 were pretty old as the car doesn't get driven much but they seemed to have held up pretty well. They did have 0 grip until they got warmed up but hooked up after about 2 laps. I didn't really push this car either but never felt them lose any grip throughout the sessions. My buddy has tracked the car in the rain and said they do decently well and doesn't mind them for street driving either but they wouldn't be his first choice.

Overall I'd recommend the Firehawks as they seem to hold up really well for both street and track use and they are also the most budget friendly of your choices. Since its your first time on track I wouldn't worry about spending a ton of money for some high end tire because it'll be a while before you fully utilize the performance and if you decide to really dive into the track days you'll be able to upgrade them soon enough.

12-17-2019, 11:00 AM	#11
frsh2fourty Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 34 Posts: 49 Trader Rating: (0)	I haven't done an HPDE with my s13 but have tracked different cars with all 4 of those tires. For reference, the Firehawks were on a 16' Mustang for HPDE, Falkens on a 90' Civic for an endurance race, Contis on a 13' WRX for HPDE and Potenzas on a late 90s M3 for HPDE. The Contis were on my DD WRX and were great initially for street driving and had decent wet performance but after about 2k miles of daily driving and 2 20 minute track sessions they started to get greasy and lose just about all grip halfway through the session. By the end of the second day they actually started to chunk pretty bad. I would recommend staying away from these. We ran the Falkens on our Civic for a WRL race, 2 8 hour races. Grip seemed to hold up throughout the day and tire wear was pretty even and not at all excessive. We could probably actually get one more full race out of the set we ran. I can't speak to wet performance or street comfort as it was dry all weekend and its a racecar so we trailer it. My buddy let me borrow his Mustang with the Firehawks for a day. It was his daily driver and he loved them for street/track use. They never really got greasy and did well when it slightly drizzled during one of my sessions. I can't really say they got greasy as someone else mentioned but I also wasn't pushing that car 10/10ths. He ran those tires on his car for about a year of daily driving and 1-2 track weekends every month and only decided to replace them because he ran over something on the highway that damaged the tire. The Potenzas on the M3 were pretty old as the car doesn't get driven much but they seemed to have held up pretty well. They did have 0 grip until they got warmed up but hooked up after about 2 laps. I didn't really push this car either but never felt them lose any grip throughout the sessions. My buddy has tracked the car in the rain and said they do decently well and doesn't mind them for street driving either but they wouldn't be his first choice. Overall I'd recommend the Firehawks as they seem to hold up really well for both street and track use and they are also the most budget friendly of your choices. Since its your first time on track I wouldn't worry about spending a ton of money for some high end tire because it'll be a while before you fully utilize the performance and if you decide to really dive into the track days you'll be able to upgrade them soon enough.