Depends on weather of course (rained for vetfest the last 2 years). I only use pirelli's. Normal conditions I run a midsoft rear with a soft front and for wet conditions the soft terrain rear (looks like a paddle tire but its actually a knobby) with an old school bridgestone sand tire I refuse to get rid of even though its missing a few knobs. Man I'm really gonna miss that one this year. Even though my wife continues to improve she still has a long way to go. Maybe next year. Mcclain if you read this post I was looking forward to beating you this year straight up instead of you laying in the middle of the track every moto. lolRacing Red Bud in August and was just wondering what tire everyone uses? 1st off i ride a 250 smoker and have always used a starcross MS3, not saying i will or need to change but curious as to what otheres prefer.