Destroyed Michelin Cups in 1 DE... are they right for dual purpose car?
07-20-2009, 12:48 PM
#31
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my Student ran them - blue group pretty hard - he wanted to get signed off on solo - on track at Sebring was 116 degrees. They did not "go away" even with him pushing them hard - he has an 88 coupe -
My NT 05's just barely got a little greasy on my car - But I was really pushing the car one session - the next session I had a blow out - driver's rear on on T10. That was exciting
. Luckily I heard it and felt it at the exact some time and was able to turn into the skid and get the car under control quickly.
My NT 05's just barely got a little greasy on my car - But I was really pushing the car one session - the next session I had a blow out - driver's rear on on T10. That was exciting
. Luckily I heard it and felt it at the exact some time and was able to turn into the skid and get the car under control quickly.
07-20-2009, 04:32 PM
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What sizes are you running? I think I see a 225/50-16 on there... front or rear?
When I was running dedicated wheels / tires for my DE days, I ran Victoracers (once drove a near-spent set after running at Summit Point, WV to Michigan... I don't recommend doing R tires on the street at all after doing this... especially if there's rain in the forecast).
For the 911, I had Kumho MX for street, with 16x6 / 16x8, and these were plenty tough for street, and grippy enough for a DE.
I have 16x8 / 16x9 now, and went with Hankook Ventus R-S2 this time... and I think these are better than the MX's I think.
If you can find them for your sizes, the Falken RT-615 should be a nice compromise too. I ran their predecessor (Azenis Sport) for DE / Street / Auto-X on my track SHO after selling the track wheels & VRs, but the Falkens had BIG pressure increases as they got hot, making the grip go buh-bye very quickly. Watching the pressures was a huge must.
When I was running dedicated wheels / tires for my DE days, I ran Victoracers (once drove a near-spent set after running at Summit Point, WV to Michigan... I don't recommend doing R tires on the street at all after doing this... especially if there's rain in the forecast).
For the 911, I had Kumho MX for street, with 16x6 / 16x8, and these were plenty tough for street, and grippy enough for a DE.
I have 16x8 / 16x9 now, and went with Hankook Ventus R-S2 this time... and I think these are better than the MX's I think.
If you can find them for your sizes, the Falken RT-615 should be a nice compromise too. I ran their predecessor (Azenis Sport) for DE / Street / Auto-X on my track SHO after selling the track wheels & VRs, but the Falkens had BIG pressure increases as they got hot, making the grip go buh-bye very quickly. Watching the pressures was a huge must.
07-20-2009, 06:44 PM
#33
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I was gonna buy 16x7/8 track wheels but if the 16" tires keep disappearing, I may go to 17" wheels for the track.
When I was running dedicated wheels / tires for my DE days, I ran Victoracers (once drove a near-spent set after running at Summit Point, WV to Michigan... I don't recommend doing R tires on the street at all after doing this... especially if there's rain in the forecast).
For the 911, I had Kumho MX for street, with 16x6 / 16x8, and these were plenty tough for street, and grippy enough for a DE.
I have 16x8 / 16x9 now, and went with Hankook Ventus R-S2 this time... and I think these are better than the MX's I think.
If you can find them for your sizes, the Falken RT-615 should be a nice compromise too. I ran their predecessor (Azenis Sport) for DE / Street / Auto-X on my track SHO after selling the track wheels & VRs, but the Falkens had BIG pressure increases as they got hot, making the grip go buh-bye very quickly. Watching the pressures was a huge must.
I have 16x8 / 16x9 now, and went with Hankook Ventus R-S2 this time... and I think these are better than the MX's I think.
If you can find them for your sizes, the Falken RT-615 should be a nice compromise too. I ran their predecessor (Azenis Sport) for DE / Street / Auto-X on my track SHO after selling the track wheels & VRs, but the Falkens had BIG pressure increases as they got hot, making the grip go buh-bye very quickly. Watching the pressures was a huge must.
I can't find much bad about the Dunlop and that's why I'm leaning towards it. But I'm still trying to sort it all out.
