FH6 Tire Hunt Guide: Shimanoyama Route & Checklist

The FH6 Tire Hunt is a short collectible run hidden inside the Series 5 British Automotive Autumn Playlist. The official objective is clear: smash 15 Drift Tire Mascots in Shimanoyama to earn a Super Wheelspin. What the official hub does not provide is a numbered map of every mascot, so the safest strategy is a slow, repeatable sweep with a live counter rather than a guessed list of coordinates.

This guide is verified against the official FH6 Festival Playlist Hub for the September 17–24, 2026 Autumn rotation. The route below is an FH6 Guide method for reducing missed objects; it is not an official developer route. If the in-game counter or event text differs, follow the current game UI.

Official Tire Hunt requirements

There is an important distinction between the official facts and the route advice. Playground Games confirms the region, count, and reward. It does not promise that a community-made route, video, or screenshot remains accurate after map changes. Treat the counter and the completion notification as the final proof that the objective is complete.

Before you start: make the count trustworthy

Why does the FH6 Tire Hunt feel inconsistent when the route looks complete? The usual cause is not a hidden requirement; it is a hit that never registered or a turn that left the Shimanoyama objective area. Treat the counter as your checklist, not the number of objects you remember seeing.

1. Open the current Playlist first. Confirm that British Automotive Autumn is active and that Tire Hunt is the live collectible objective. The weekly reset is the deadline, not the date printed on an old guide.
2. Use a calm car. A stock road car or a stable low-power build is better than a high-speed drift setup. You are searching, braking, and turning around more often than you are racing.
3. Start with a zeroed mental count. Note the displayed progress before entering Shimanoyama. After every mascot, pause long enough to see the counter change or the object-break feedback.
4. Turn off distractions. Avoid starting a race, Drift Attack run, or convoy activity while searching. Those activities can pull you away from the region and make a missed object harder to diagnose.

A reliable Shimanoyama sweep

The official source names the region rather than individual streets. That makes a loop-and-counter method more reliable than claiming exact mascot coordinates that have not been published. Use three passes and finish each pass at a recognizable boundary so you know where the next search begins.

At every junction, look for the visual shape of the Drift Tire Mascot rather than a generic roadside object. Approach squarely, make contact at moderate speed, and wait for the break animation. If you hit something but the counter does not move, treat that object as unconfirmed and make a note of the junction. This small pause is faster than restarting the entire region later.

How to avoid the three common misses

Leaving the region too early

Shimanoyama can sit close to roads that feel connected but belong to another area for objective tracking. If the count stops near a boundary, turn back and finish the local side roads before fast travelling. A route can be visually continuous while the Playlist requirement is region-specific.

Counting a hit that did not register

Do not count a mascot from the sound alone. Wait for the object to break and for the Playlist number to change. If the number stays still, slow down, approach again from another angle, and check whether the object was actually a Drift Tire Mascot.

Using a fast drift build

The Series 5 update makes Drift Attack available as a permanent feature, but Tire Hunt is a separate collectible objective. A powerful RWD drift car can slide past a small target or send it off-camera. Use the Drift Attack tuning guide for the dedicated score event, and use a controllable search car for the Tire Hunt.

Fastest order for the Autumn Playlist

If you are completing the whole week, pair the Tire Hunt with nearby progress but keep the objectives separate in your head. First secure the 20-point 2015 Jaguar XKR-S GT reward if your priority is the first seasonal car. Then run the Tire Hunt as a focused 10–20 minute search, claim its Super Wheelspin, and return to the championships or PR Stunts that match your garage. The official Autumn list also includes the 2021 MINI John Cooper Works GP at 40 points, the Fast and Lotus weekly challenge, #RuralLotus at Shirakawa-Go, and the Shimanoyama Drift Attack entry.

For the reward-car setups, see the Autumn Jaguar and MINI tuning guide. For the overall points route, use the FH6 Festival Playlist guide. The broader FH6 collectibles guide is better for permanent collection work; this page is specifically for the limited Autumn Tire Hunt.

Completion checklist

• ☐ Tire Hunt is active in the current Autumn Playlist.
• ☐ You are inside Shimanoyama.
• ☐ Every mascot break visibly increased the counter.
• ☐ The counter reached 15/15.
• ☐ The Super Wheelspin reward is claimable or credited.
• ☐ You checked the in-game reset timer before leaving the objective unfinished.

Sources and verification

• FH6 Festival Playlist Hub — Series 5 British Automotive Autumn dates, Tire Hunt region, target count, and reward.
• Playground Games Series 5 announcement — British Automotive update context and Drift Attack feature.

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