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Originally Posted by FireFly
However when it was pointed out that Goodyear is the official tire of all motorsports, he left in a huff to go google it. Sure enough, Goodyear has the best ratings.
That said, you're probably not driving a NASCAR or some such so I think it's personal preference.
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Not entirely true.
Formula 1 is Pirelli
Nascar is Goodyear
Indy Car is Firestone
Superbike is Pirelli (Canadian is Dunlop)
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and World Sport Car Series is Yokohama
Rallying is a mix of Yohohama, Michelin, DMACK.
Offroad is BF Goodrich and some others
Goodyear is rarely used if ever for the amateur racing series like autocross, time attack, etc.
It's essentially which tire company that will provide the most money to the racing series is the one that becomes the approved vendor. Tire suppliers to race series are constantly being juggled. In events like rallying where you don't have a designated manufacturer, you then see a mix of people choosing on technical aspects instead of being forced one direction.
Goodyear is a tire that get's good ratings, but they also have duds, but get ratings still based on the name. Similar to Bose stereo's (are they really worth that much with little improvement?).