Tires: Tire Failure, high performance tires, bmw m3

Question
I have a low mileage 2001 BMW M3 with the original front tires. I have heard about the risk of tire failure in 6+ year old tires. Is this also a problem for low profile high performance tires as for conventional tires? My tires were made in the 6th week of 2001 and still have good tread. Car is always garaged.  Thank you.

Answer
Whitney,

The advise applies to all passenger car tires.  My standard recommendation is:

Recent bulletins from the tire industry indicate that tires degrade simply due to time.  The age of a tire is important even if the tire is unused.  There some disagreement over how to best express this age limitation, but my take is:

If you live in a hot climate (AZ, CA, NV, TX, and FL) then the limit is six years.  If you live in a cold climate (MN, ND, WI, MT, etc), then the limit is 10 years.  States in between are  ..... ah ........ in between.