Drift Tires

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I might have came up with a way to stop the confussion with tires to drift on. The first thing I want to say is that it does not matter what tires you drift on when in a lounge I would just not suggest going above sports hards. I have put the cars in diffrent classes which will maybe help. On the right is the pp that the class is allowed to go up to. The first class is your average street car that would be your daily driver. The next class is the cars you would see on your average drift day. The next class is the first series you would get into when you finally have the skills to drift without spinning out some examples of this group are Formula Drift ProAm or the Xtreme drift circuit. The next class is when you first get into Formula Drift or D1GP which is when you still would not have enought money to fully tune your car. The last class is when you have won a couple events and even became a champion and have the money to fully tune your car. To explain the chart: On top is the tires needed to make your car eliagble for other classes and on the side is the class your car is from.

Classes
399/457-Street
458/516-Grassroots
517/540-Formula D pro am/XDC
541/575-Formula D pro Rookie
576/600-D1GP/Formula D

----------- Street---- Grassroots----XDC--------Rookie----------D1GP
Street ---- Hards------Mediums------Softs-------Softs----------Softs/Sport hards
Grass------None-------Hards---------Mediums---Mediums--------Mediums/Softs
XDC-------None-------None----------Hards------Hards/Mediums-Hards/Mediums
Rookie-----None-------None----------None------Hards/Mediums-Hards/Mediums
D1GP------None-------None----------None------None-----------Hards

Sorry if the chart does not follow the rules, it was the only way I could figure out how to organize it.
 
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That makes no sence :p

Are you talking about all Comfort tyres or all Sports tyres in the chart?


Its pointless comparing drifting in GT5 especially in terms of tyres to real life anyway. Top level FormulaD cars etc use pretty much full on race tyres with huge amounts of grip such as 180 thread-wear or less which is the same sort of grip you would see on a pretty competitive track or race car unless using full slicks.

Try drifting on GT5 with a tyre that is reasonably close to this kinda grip level and it sucks so you end up going back to your comfort hard or mediums etc and maybe sports hard the very odd time.
 
Lol yeah I was not sure how well this would work. I was trying to make the cars even by speed.
 
I see comforts as pro drift tires, but I don't use them, they scare the crap out if me, I'll just stick to my soft sports.
 
I have a buddy who just got 3rd in XDC and won his FD license. He has a full sponsorship form Ksport usa, Falken tire, weds wheels, Fueled Performance. So not every driver goes in to FD without the money to full tune.
 
I've been thinking about tires on and off for a bit and i think i've figured out a useful comparison.

If you using a low powered car 100-300bhp , Comfort hards are probably the best tire. If you look at many guys who drift casually and use stuff like mx5's, older bmw's, lightly tuned S chassis, they run cheap tires and dont care about grip.

If your car is 300-450bhp , Comfort mediums are best. This compares to some semi pro guys who run very tuned S chassis, Skylines, etc. These cars use a softer compound that offers a desired amount of grip.

If your car is over 450bhp , Comfort softs are best. These tires are the top level of drift car tires, used by the drifting pro's in reali life , D1GP , FD , BDC , etc. The D1 cars in gt5 run this tire which suggests that the more heavily tuned cars need the grip but still an adequite level of slip.

I dont think sports tires are a good tire as they are far to fast for any drift car.

Just my opinion , do with it what you wish ;)
 

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