Tires Falken or Goodyear

I'm in a similar boat as you I did the 615k's last season. Personally I am overly pleased with these tires they have been everything I've wanted them to be. And I'll probably get another set of them this year.

The 615k+ is a great budget tire. I did my first season on them and got second place in my regions rookie class. Then, I kept them and still use them for less competitive/ higher run count events. I've done 3 schools on them too. I love these tires. They're fun to drive on, take heat well, and just last. They do amazingly well in the rain also.

I have Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetric 6 as they scored extremely well in all conditions, now a year old and still in great condition.

They are Falken Ziex ZE950 A/S

They're both running good year reliants, that were only guaranteed for 60k miles. They have 90k each and still had tread left.

Not the same tires, but I’m currently running the Falken Azenis FK460 all season in 255/35/18 and I’ve been super impressed with them considering it’s an all season. Steering is still very precise, the tires are quiet on the highway and they’re communicative as grip loads up, and it breaks away progressively.

I have ridge grapplers and I really like them, but if I were only doing what you were planning on I would go back to wildpeak AT3s. Those tires were actually amazing.

Mine are finished and I've driven them exactly 30k miles.. I've regularly had them rotated, and I kept them inflated as required. Their warranty is pure BS (as any sign of uneven ware voids it). They're decent tires, you just need to know what you're getting before you pull the trigger.

They're Goodyears. You'll be replacing them soon enough.

They are absolutely trash in the snow and for being relatively worn smooth at this point, they have been noisier than anything in 30 years of driving.