We have heard a lot of good things about the BFG Rival race tires. They have the 200 tread wear required by Chumpcar and seems very sticky. However the set that came with our car were very worn. In fact a couple of tires had blisters after the hill climb. I ordered a new set from Tire Rack.
They arrived in a couple of days and I mounted them up last night. I am not sure if it is because they are so wide – 225/45-15 – or if it how they are made but even after breaking the bead they wanted to reseat on their own. I thought for a while I was gong to need an assistant but I eventually found a way to hold two tire spoons and the breaker bar to get the tires on and off the rims.
I stopped by NAPA and got some of their tire lubricant instead of using my normal home brew solution. I was pleased with the NAPA juice and will have to do a side by side comparison with my home made solution sometime. It was too hot last night. I look forward to running the new tires at Barber in August.
