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Neither of my preferred tires, the Pilot Sport 4 EV, or the P-Zero Elect, are available at all, or in 275 mm. I've preferred RE-71R's in the past, but don't think the 71's will hold up to a near-5,000 lb. load in competition...they only lasted 13,000 miles on my Focus RS. Cup-2's only lasted 10,000 miles. Consumer Reports rated the Generals in 3rd place after Pilot Sport 4s and P-Zeros for summer performance tires, due to the G-Max's harder rubber (they came in 1st in wet braking, due to the harder rubber). Oh, and did I mention that they were $196 each at the time of purchase (vs $376 and $358 for the Pilots and P-Zeros)? And were the only ones available in 275 mm. It was a price/performance decision...we'll see.........Welcome again and glad to see you were able to post in the " Build Thread." I am sure quite a few of us are going to watch how you do against the Musky bunch -- your EV definitely looks a lot better ,ha! One question I have is why are you running Generals , is that because there are not many tires available in your size presently. Best of luck and hopefully we will meet someday at the Solo Nationals in Lincoln,Nebraska.