18 " vs 19" wheels on the track?
03-18-2014, 06:57 PM
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If I'm fast, then I'm probably already faster than the R6 regardless of if they are new, or have a few heat cycles on them.
That's the dirty little secret NT01 owners know. For club racing/TT, of course, R6's make sense, but for DE's.....it's the WRONG tire.
Then I make sure I have a set of worn, "prime" Nittos for the events where I want to come right out and have maximum grip, and then scrub in a new set as my backups. This way I'm always prepared for you sticker R6 guys......
03-18-2014, 07:37 PM
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^ 10-12HC R6.... surely you jest... after 6 HC, it's car control clinic ;-)
HC 1-2 is pretty nice. haha
HC 1-2 is pretty nice. haha
03-18-2014, 07:50 PM
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Watching that video of GT3DE and his comment of 25-30 HC on his H6... then I see how he can wheel a car. Wow. I'd wheel that thing right into a wall.
03-18-2014, 08:17 PM
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^ i did, at that point the R6 is like regular tires. fun just not gripping.
03-18-2014, 11:14 PM
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03-18-2014, 11:18 PM
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After about 10-12 heat cycles, the Nitto NT01 become just as fast as an R6. At ~12-40+ heat cycles I own you on R6....which causes you to go buy brand "new" tires to keep up with me. By then, my NT01's are full slicks, just like the R6 and are almost as fast as a brand new R6, except I keep driving them until they cord.
If I'm fast, then I'm probably already faster than the R6 regardless of if they are new, or have a few heat cycles on them.
That's the dirty little secret NT01 owners know. For club racing/TT, of course, R6's make sense, but for DE's.....it's the WRONG tire.
Then I make sure I have a set of worn, "prime" Nittos for the events where I want to come right out and have maximum grip, and then scrub in a new set as my backups. This way I'm always prepared for you sticker R6 guys......
If I'm fast, then I'm probably already faster than the R6 regardless of if they are new, or have a few heat cycles on them.
That's the dirty little secret NT01 owners know. For club racing/TT, of course, R6's make sense, but for DE's.....it's the WRONG tire.
Then I make sure I have a set of worn, "prime" Nittos for the events where I want to come right out and have maximum grip, and then scrub in a new set as my backups. This way I'm always prepared for you sticker R6 guys......
03-18-2014, 11:42 PM
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After about 10-12 heat cycles, the Nitto NT01 become just as fast as an R6. At ~12-40+ heat cycles I own you on R6....which causes you to go buy brand "new" tires to keep up with me. By then, my NT01's are full slicks, just like the R6 and are almost as fast as a brand new R6, except I keep driving them until they cord.
If I'm fast, then I'm probably already faster than the R6 regardless of if they are new, or have a few heat cycles on them.
That's the dirty little secret NT01 owners know. For club racing/TT, of course, R6's make sense, but for DE's.....it's the WRONG tire.
Then I make sure I have a set of worn, "prime" Nittos for the events where I want to come right out and have maximum grip, and then scrub in a new set as my backups. This way I'm always prepared for you sticker R6 guys......
If I'm fast, then I'm probably already faster than the R6 regardless of if they are new, or have a few heat cycles on them.
That's the dirty little secret NT01 owners know. For club racing/TT, of course, R6's make sense, but for DE's.....it's the WRONG tire.
Then I make sure I have a set of worn, "prime" Nittos for the events where I want to come right out and have maximum grip, and then scrub in a new set as my backups. This way I'm always prepared for you sticker R6 guys......
03-19-2014, 12:23 AM
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I'm only getting 16-20 heat cycles out of my NT01s (4-5 days). The R6s felt a lot more grippy than the NT01s and I was within 6-7 seconds of the fastest cup cars at a 2.87 mile track (and I could have run another 1-2 seconds faster as I was running with nannies on).
03-19-2014, 01:56 AM
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03-22-2014, 04:08 PM
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I use 9" fronts and 12" rears on nitto nt01 245/305. I think 8.5 will work OK.
03-22-2014, 08:19 PM
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Fikse profil 20 with slightly more aggressive offset than stock + slightly wider.
Tire rack will steer you the right way. Nitto lists suggested rim sizes on their site.
Tire rack will steer you the right way. Nitto lists suggested rim sizes on their site.