It's not a track policy,it's a policy of the group(and it's shared by most other trackday groups also).
It's mainly because most race tires give less feedback and break away quicker than a good street tire does.Basically,they're harder to learn on and easier to fuck up on.
The NT01s,in my experience,give a lot of audible feedback and break away much more gradually than most R comps.I think they're fine for a novice group,but that's kind of a blanket policy on not allowing any race tires,so it would include them also if they enforce it.
Really,practically any tire would be fine for your first one or two events.You'll find the car(especially an Evo),even with shitty tires,has more capability than you'll be able to use at first.
I'd bring the street tires you already have just in case,but I definitely wouldn't buy new tires just for the purpose of backups.

 

Appreciate the feedback my friend.

I am looking forward to it. It should be lots of fun.

 

Caught a 1lb 7oz smallmouth today on the roanoke river. In more or less the middle of salem too.

 

Did you take her back to her parents? Sounds a little young to be out alone. hahaha

 

Thats a good size fish considering where it came out of.Most i've caught from the roanoke river are palm size.




I've already caught my share of 4-5lber's this year

 

I havent got to do any fishing at all and I live less than a mile from the roanoke river. ( I live over in garden city.)



Also, if anybody wants or knows someone who would like the open diff out of my s14 give me a shout.

 

Just got an alignment today. The difference is freakin amazing. It handles so much nicer now. I will try to post up the alignment spec sheets tonight. I still gots camber...

 

camber is a good thing Carlo.

Anyone else feel that quake today? i thought someone was messing with me and shaking the Jeep i was gassing up, then i realized everything else was shaking too.

 

I felt it at work,it was a 5.8.Apparently it was felt form south carolina to new york.

 

There were actually a few reports as far up as Toronto..

I felt it. It was pretty insane. I thought I was just getting shaky or someone was messing with me. Didn't know what to think for a few seconds, then I realized it was something far more intense than the shakes. Pretty cool, but kind of scary to know there's nothing you can do but ride it out. Nature's a beast.