Track tire Hoosier or hankook?

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I'm still liking my Conti DW for a trackable street tire. On these measures of grip quality and all of that, they're really pretty bottom of the barrel, not even in the same league as something like an NT-01. But they have surprisingly good grip for a tire that lasts so damn long, the tread pattern's good, and they're cheap. I think they've been excellent beginner track/street tires for me, and I'd probably recommend them to anyone starting out. I'm getting to the point now where I'm really overdriving them and they get very greasy by the end of each session, so I'm probably going to have to move on from them soon.

Later this year I'll probably step up to a second set of wheels with something like NT-01 or R888 on them, and keep the current wheels + Conti DW's for rainy sessions and any street driving required. I need to get a trailer first though so I can stop driving the car to events and have somewhere to carry wheels. Then *maybe* later on if I feel like cash is just burning a hole in my pocket and I've really dominated an NT-01 level tire, I'll think about putting slicks on those second wheels, Hoosier R6 or something roughly equivalent.

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