Slicks VS Street
10-20-2013, 07:24 PM
#16
Get Michelin Supersport or Pirelli Trofeo R. If your laptimes are very good wrt the tires you are currently running then switch to better tires. If you currently drive at 70% of the capacity of the tire it is useless to switch to others that you will also run on 70%, or maybe even less.
Also don't underestimate running on slicks. They can't be compared to "a semi-slick without grooves". They are a lot more sensitive to correct pressures, rubber temperature, heat cycles and age. If you can't drive fast enough to get enough heat in them it is a complete waste of money and it will make you slower.
Also don't underestimate running on slicks. They can't be compared to "a semi-slick without grooves". They are a lot more sensitive to correct pressures, rubber temperature, heat cycles and age. If you can't drive fast enough to get enough heat in them it is a complete waste of money and it will make you slower.
10-20-2013, 08:02 PM
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Do you have a trailer or are you relying on driving your car back and forth to the track?
If you are still driving it to the track, you can get as aggressive as R Compound tires like the NT01. Hoosiers and slicks are not street legal and they don't really work in the rain. Just keep in mind that R compound tires will wear faster than your street tires so the whole sport gets a lot more expensive.
If you are still driving it to the track, you can get as aggressive as R Compound tires like the NT01. Hoosiers and slicks are not street legal and they don't really work in the rain. Just keep in mind that R compound tires will wear faster than your street tires so the whole sport gets a lot more expensive.
10-20-2013, 10:00 PM
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Karen, stick with streets. AD08, RE-11, pilot super sports or maybe even something less sticky...yes less sticky.
I think at your current level you need to really work up to driving the car at the limits of the tire and get comfortable at and beyond that limit in every turn before going for really sticky track rubber. I spent 3-4 years on street rubber before moving to something better.
My .02.
I think at your current level you need to really work up to driving the car at the limits of the tire and get comfortable at and beyond that limit in every turn before going for really sticky track rubber. I spent 3-4 years on street rubber before moving to something better.
My .02.
10-20-2013, 11:28 PM
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Karen,
I have a set of Porsche D90 (9 or 10 inch wide wheels, all 4 are the same wider ones), that allow you to run a square setup 245/45/16. Hankook Z214 are 190 each and will last all year if you rotate them. The wheel are yours if you will pay for shipping.
I have a set of Porsche D90 (9 or 10 inch wide wheels, all 4 are the same wider ones), that allow you to run a square setup 245/45/16. Hankook Z214 are 190 each and will last all year if you rotate them. The wheel are yours if you will pay for shipping.
Last edited by por944s2; 10-21-2013 at 09:17 PM.
10-21-2013, 08:48 AM
#20
I've been really happy with Nitto NT-05s. Economical, wear a long time, and very predictable on the track - I've never had them get greasy. These are just high performance street tires.
-Mike
-Mike
10-21-2013, 09:37 AM
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Karen, stick with streets. AD08, RE-11, pilot super sports or maybe even something less sticky...yes less sticky.
I think at your current level you need to really work up to driving the car at the limits of the tire and get comfortable at and beyond that limit in every turn before going for really sticky track rubber. I spent 3-4 years on street rubber before moving to something better.
My .02.
I think at your current level you need to really work up to driving the car at the limits of the tire and get comfortable at and beyond that limit in every turn before going for really sticky track rubber. I spent 3-4 years on street rubber before moving to something better.
My .02.
10-21-2013, 03:05 PM
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R888's are NOT like a RA-1. They have different set up requirements, different driving input etc. You can't just bolt a tire on and drive. You have to work with the tire, any tire for that matter, and learn to drive it. Every tire is different and has different characteristics that have to be learned. Just as every driver is different with different abilities etc.
