S550 Budget rain/street tire

[RedStallion27]

My 555G2 street tires need replacing and I’m looking for modern recommendations. Front 285/35/19 and rear 305/30/19 (or 305/35/19).

These tires will be driven <1,000 miles per year. Just Sunday drives around town plus driving to the track. They will also be my backup/rain tires at HPDE days, so decent rain performance is important. I have a separate, dedicated set of wheels/tires that I transport to the track for primary HPDE duty.

I hope to keep the price low since these tires will likely have an easy life. I drive like a grandma on the street.

Thanks

 

[Stan Whitney]

Not sure if the price will be budget friendly, but the Conti ECS 02 is proven killer rain track and autocross tire. Just go look at the Tire Racks testing for wet performance tires. Most of our local TT guys have picked those up as our rains on pony cars and corvettes.