I think the answer to your question is simple, the bigger and stickier the tire the better. Any size tire will be fun at a track day, but the smaller your tire the slower you will be. I did my first track day on bone stock all seasons, and still had a great weekend.
Short answer is yes. ;) Wider and stickier are better but they won't make you a better drover. Learn to get all the tires will give you, then you can add size and compound.
Then again, I am also looking for an affordable daily driver tire that performs well and sits nicely on a set of 6GR wheels. I'm really partial to the Firehawk Indy 500's I have on now from a daily driver, price, and performance point of view. They just don't have a larger selection of 19" tires and I'm pretty ignorant of what size changes do to the RPM / Speedo reporting.
We run a 285-35-19 square and the error is not even noticeable. Ability to turn in and rotate tires...very noticeable.I'm still trying to understand what the staggered set up Ford did with my 2015 GT/PP and what it does other than make rotating tires impossible
Caters to the appearance preferences of people more interested in engine power and rowdy street behavior than in things like crisp turn-in response and precise steering at autocross, on the big tracks, or through the canyons..I'm still trying to understand what the staggered set up Ford did with my 2015 GT/PP and what it does other than make rotating tires impossible
RPMs are still reported correctly regardless of tire size. It's the speedometer & odometer that pick up a little error, though with shorter than OE drive tires the error tends to give you a little extra 'cushion' against having to sit through some unplanned roadside interview.
I have a GT350 Intake Manifold and am tuned for 7900rpm, I have to restrain myself every time I take the car to the track because it is For Sale and I am trying to be nice to the engine and keep it out of the 7000+ rpms. Should the new owner decide to run it up there it is ready but for now I only use the extended rpm range to avoid a shift between corners.
Few questions. What wheel dimensions? I'm using same slicks on 18x10s. What are you selling it for?
I run 18 x 10 Apex wheels square with 305/680/18.
Thanks. To sort of put it into perspective did you drive the car at all on the track before it became your test mule? I mean I'm judging by the video, job, and what not you are clearly an advanced driver so just wondering what you thought of the base GT/PP. I am guessing you already had a benchmark so to speak but figured I'd ask. More out of curiosity.