Help choosing new track tires for the 993

[ninjabones]

Larry:

Over the winter, I ordered Kumho Ecsta MXs direct from Tire Rack and had them shaved to 6/32" (original depth 10/32')  These are their highest performance street tire.  They handled like a dream, incredibly sticky, and had great audible feedback and were very predictable at the limits.  The wear rating on the kumhos is 200, but they didn't last very long for me (9 track days and two long-distance trips to VIR and Summit point).  However, the reason they wore fast was that I spent every opportunity I could this winter in an empty parking lots working on car control and spin recovery.   I think I paid $860 shipped (extra $20 per tire to have them shaved).  This is the tire that the spec miata guys were using a while back.  I think they would be a good compromise tire for you, just shy of r-compound and reasonably cheap.  The yokohama advan neova's and the michelin PS-2s may be better tires, but they are a lot more expensive. 

Aaron and Dan, you guys may want to chime in here as I believe you have had less than positive things to say about your Ecsta MX tires (full tread depth and on 17" rims may explain some of the difference in performance)