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That was my approach. I think I did a couple seasons on BFG SC2s (340tw or something like that) as I decided I wanted to try and be competitive, then RT615s. Learned best on those, I think. I would've done another season on those, but the RE71s were a smokin' price. I thought I'd learned enough to go with 225s once the 71s gave out, but I'd get beat in my STR car by 1-2 seconds by a couple of the really fast E stock guys, so I stayed with 205s when I got the V730s. I think when I can beat the E stock guys by 1-2 sec, I'll be ready for 225s and maybe a set of 15x9s.

A long time ago I started autocrossing around the same time as this other guy. We both started on crappy all seasons. The battle between us to win the novice category for the season was really close, so he ran out and bought some good tires. First time out on them, he beat me by a lot. Second time out, he beat me by a little. Third time, I was slightly ahead(!). The problem is that good tires mask mistakes. You can develop all kinds of bad habits, and the good tires will make those habits feel "fast," but they won't be. Until you have the fundamentals down, your talent will greatly benefit from a tire that makes it very clear when you make a mistake. I wanna temper this advice: you are (hopefully? probably?) here to have fun. So make sure what you choose sounds fun! For me, levelling up my talent was "fun" and a huge reason why I got invested in the sport; I was willing to grind a few seasons on crappy tires to learn more. That doesn't have to be you if you just wanna have fun with cars.

Listen to this wise man. He speaks wisdom.👍

Nankangs are about .5 to .75 second off the pace (at least in CAM cars) versus AO52's in a similar platform. PASR doesn't run summer events so your heat will be here for Sept - Oct., perhaps into Nov and typically March & April. There's always a spray tank too. If you plan on running down for Tucson events during the summer, the RT660's would be your best bet. I ran the RT660 on AS platform for about a 150-160 runs, they heat cycled out well before they lost any tread. Lets face it though - you don't have enough experience to tell the difference between AO52's, RT660's, RE71RS, or Nankangs. Anyone of these tires/manufacturers will exceed your ability at this point. Your first couple years try all different sets until you find a tire that provides you the feedback you want based on the set-up.