His name is Hoosier, but his friends call him speed.

Fresh off the heat cycle rack, a new set of Hoosier A6 competition radials with Z06 magnesium wheels arrived this week.

Larger than any race tire I’ve run in the past, these are 295/35/18 in the rear and 275/40/17 in the front.

I continue to be disappointed that Kumho doesn’t make competition tires this large, as they tend to last longer and cost less. I guess we’ll see if these are worth the cash.

The car is at the race shop being prepped for the first track day of the summer, next friday at Thunderhill raceway. The work order this time goes a little something like: new Z51 shocks, new front OE rotors, Hawk HPS front brake pads, steel braided brake lines, lowering ride height, dialing in some additional negative camber, and a loaner 5 point harness until my new one arrives.

Earlier in the week I installed a harness bar and camera mount. Pictures and a review of these in action is forthcoming. If all goes well, next Friday should prove fun.