last night I finally got the new tires on the coupe. I think I bought the last set of Goodyear F1 GS D3's in existence. Went smaller in the front, larger in the rear...only because that is all I could find. I have had good luck with them on the roadster, so we matched up the coupe with a set. The rake should be fine for the 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile runs...probably wouldn't work for solo events. But that is what the roadster is for now. Haven't scuffed them in yet....will have to do that on the 3 hr drive up to the 1/2 mile event....