Burning rubber in the RT12
03-08-2007, 04:55 PM
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Ruf have had from my recollection 4 or 5 high speed blowouts with Pirelli tyres...i wouldnt recommend them to anyone.
Michelin are really good, and i think they can be trusted (they do make the tyres for the veyron after all)
But for me, where one of my greatest fears is a tyre blowout at highspeed- ill stick to the Contis (we do live 10mins from an autobahn too which helps
)
Best,
adam
Michelin are really good, and i think they can be trusted (they do make the tyres for the veyron after all)
But for me, where one of my greatest fears is a tyre blowout at highspeed- ill stick to the Contis (we do live 10mins from an autobahn too which helps
)Best,
adam
03-10-2007, 02:02 AM
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Adam,
That is very interesting to me.
What happens to the car when you have high speed blowouts?
I did 300kph for like 40kms with a rear tire slowly loosing air.
It drove a bit strange first and then got worse.
Luckily it did not blowout.
So the Contis are the best for sustained hi-speed? (the 360kph rated ones?)
What is the recommended tire pressure? 3.0 bar?
Thx,
Stefan
That is very interesting to me.
What happens to the car when you have high speed blowouts?
I did 300kph for like 40kms with a rear tire slowly loosing air.
It drove a bit strange first and then got worse.
Luckily it did not blowout.
So the Contis are the best for sustained hi-speed? (the 360kph rated ones?)
What is the recommended tire pressure? 3.0 bar?
Thx,
Stefan
Originally Posted by AdamT
Ruf have had from my recollection 4 or 5 high speed blowouts with Pirelli tyres...i wouldnt recommend them to anyone.
Michelin are really good, and i think they can be trusted (they do make the tyres for the veyron after all)
But for me, where one of my greatest fears is a tyre blowout at highspeed- ill stick to the Contis (we do live 10mins from an autobahn too which helps )
Best,
adam
Michelin are really good, and i think they can be trusted (they do make the tyres for the veyron after all)
But for me, where one of my greatest fears is a tyre blowout at highspeed- ill stick to the Contis (we do live 10mins from an autobahn too which helps
)Best,
adam
03-17-2007, 02:32 PM
#19
Hi Stefan,
Just this morning we hit a GPS verified 330kmh with the r turbo. And were travelling above 300kmh for a very very long time.
We run Continental Sport Contact 2s (not the VMax tyres) though when we have to replace them i think we will use the vmax tyres.
I was told by H.P at ruf, that the best pressures are 2.5 at the front and 2.8 at the rear
best
adam
Just this morning we hit a GPS verified 330kmh with the r turbo. And were travelling above 300kmh for a very very long time.
We run Continental Sport Contact 2s (not the VMax tyres) though when we have to replace them i think we will use the vmax tyres.
I was told by H.P at ruf, that the best pressures are 2.5 at the front and 2.8 at the rear
best
adam
