I am a bit new to this but can somebody give me some info on a 15 inch tyre that can do the odd track day and be driven on the road , the road driving wont be that much just the odd trip to the shops and a little running around after kids

Depends on how much you have to spend, rim width, who you want to beat etc. I ran Yokahama C-Drives on my '59 Beetle - 185 F, on 4.5in. rims & 195 R, on 5.5 rims - and found them good value. The grip was good both in the dry and in the wet.

Cheers, Greg

I have 15x5.5 chrome rims

Toyo Proxes R888... can't recommend 'em highly enough for an all round, do almost anything sort of motorsport tyre.

My 16's are a shade over 2 years old and have done about 2000km... still soft and grippy, and I'd say less than 50% worn.

Checkout http://www.toyo.com.au/Proxes%20R888.htm#AVAILABLE SIZES

Will the budget handle Proxes? If so, they would be the go.

Budget isnt to much of a problem but the sizes are

I have run the toyo r881 (pre r888) and the r888 and found them great. I think the r881's are getting a little long in the tooth now....

But i used to run 195/55r15 on thr front of my super on 5.5 inch rims. I wouldn't go mcuch wider without going to a 60 profile. Talk to CT, he has played a bit with different rim widths and found that the 6 inch is best width. Mush wider and the tires will not roll at the limit, so therefore the car will jsut let go. I have this problem on mine. The 7 inch wide rear gives more grip, but lets for without warning, compared to a 6 inch rim.

Best thing to do is save your money then buy a spare set of rims.

Then buy some r-spec tyres, ring Garys motorsport in Ingleburn he will help out or CT with the new a050 Advan Yokohama,s.

Cheers Col