Pirrelli's are great tires. Pirrelli has been a loyal sponsor of SWRT since day 1, if I remember correctly.

I wouldn't say that Michelin are better tires. They are great as well.

Pirrelli's are just as great and they proved it many many times.

Also, Michelin are from France. j/k.

 

pirelli rally tires are one of the more expensive of the rally tires out there. If you're just rallycrossing, you'll be fine on a set of Silverstones.

 

because the Pirelli girls are hot ever see a Michelein pit girl in the service park?

seriously though, i think imprezer is right that Pirelli has been with Subaru from the start. Ford uses Pirelli too, or at least they did (i'm not sure if they still do). Peugot and Citroen are both French teams, so there may also be some national loyalty there.

 

i'm pretty sure that Ford ran Pirellis last year too. every tarmac event, the announcers would go on and on about how Subaru and Ford were off the pace due to the Pirelli tires that they were running. the Micheleins were better on dry tarmac, but the Pirellis were better in the rain -- which was why Ford and Subaru kept praying for rain on the tarmac stages last year.

 

pirelli gravel tires = $220/ each
michelin gravel tires= $150/ each

this was what i found when pricing these suckers for the stock WRX wheels. 16"

 

michelin 16/66-16 FB 90 and the pirelli's were just whatever Rhys Millen had at his shop.

 

OK, ok, this is a way old thread, but this question never got answered. If you're going to do dirt and gravel racing, you'll either want the K series or X series Pirelli rally tires. The K series are asymmetrical and offer more grip than the X series, but the X's are tougher, and would be used at events like Rim of the World.

You're in corona, so there's tons of rocks around. I'd get a set of the medium compound X tires and drive them until they explode.

 

Falken now makes a rally tire. not sure on price tho.

 

they also kick butt in the wet. Petter won a few rallys because the pirelli's were better in the rain.