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Hotrodz · 03-10-2019, 12:12 PM

The tire game is all just that. There are a lot of really good tires out there that perform really well. Yokohama makes 200 tw tire that is as fast or faster than the three tested. It and couple other brands are considered cheater tires in the Time Attack community. These guys do some cool stuff and work with Sasha quite a bit. Anyway back to the tires. I have run NT01 and did a track day on the Maxxis RC-1. I have a friend that runs the Maxxis in the Nissan Challenge on his 350z. Well he is the fastest driver in his class with those tires. My experience with the tire that day was suspect but the track temperatures were cold and in the low 40s. It took a lot to get heat into them and I found them to be pretty similar as described by the guys on Speed Academy. They did not like hard braking or turn in. I got a lot of brake shutter and it took a minute to used to the slip with tire. I spun out twice that day mostly driver error as it had been nine months since I was at the track. I times were slower than I would have expected but probably due to my layoff more than anything. The braking could been caused by over cooling as it was cold and it was the first track event that I had 3" cooling. I ran my set of Nittos and I had similar issues. I had issues with grip due to cold temperatures. The Nittos did not slip as much and seem to communicate a little better. I only got one session with them that day before my engine blew. I would say if you are looking for tenths of a second you need to do some experimenting to find the tire that works best for your style of driving. All of the tires are within a few tenths of each other. If you are looking at cost, game over Maxxis for the win. The only issue with Maxxis is they don't make the RC-1 in a 19" tire and 18 75 40 is the largest tire they make.

I have not run the r888r but dive run r888's. They were only good for about the first session and once heated they would fall off quickly and get greasy. They were awesome on the road and highway. I ran them at ZDAYZ last year and they were handle exceptional well.

My final verdict is Nittos cost the most and produce good consistent lap times and they last a longer than most. They actually get faster the more they wear. Maxxis is the closest to Nittos and maybe faster as suggested for the best of drivers. They are cheap and last about the same as Nittos. R888Rs do not get much love in they track community other than some GTR fans love them. They are a strong street and canyon tire. Michelins are in that no man's land. They are no better than NT01's, they don't last as long and they cost more than the others.

I just bought a set of Maxxis for the Miata $600 for the set so I will let you all know how they perform on that platform. I think the other thing to remember is not all tires act same on different cars.

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03-10-2019, 12:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	The tire game is all just that. There are a lot of really good tires out there that perform really well. Yokohama makes 200 tw tire that is as fast or faster than the three tested. It and couple other brands are considered cheater tires in the Time Attack community. These guys do some cool stuff and work with Sasha quite a bit. Anyway back to the tires. I have run NT01 and did a track day on the Maxxis RC-1. I have a friend that runs the Maxxis in the Nissan Challenge on his 350z. Well he is the fastest driver in his class with those tires. My experience with the tire that day was suspect but the track temperatures were cold and in the low 40s. It took a lot to get heat into them and I found them to be pretty similar as described by the guys on Speed Academy. They did not like hard braking or turn in. I got a lot of brake shutter and it took a minute to used to the slip with tire. I spun out twice that day mostly driver error as it had been nine months since I was at the track. I times were slower than I would have expected but probably due to my layoff more than anything. The braking could been caused by over cooling as it was cold and it was the first track event that I had 3" cooling. I ran my set of Nittos and I had similar issues. I had issues with grip due to cold temperatures. The Nittos did not slip as much and seem to communicate a little better. I only got one session with them that day before my engine blew. I would say if you are looking for tenths of a second you need to do some experimenting to find the tire that works best for your style of driving. All of the tires are within a few tenths of each other. If you are looking at cost, game over Maxxis for the win. The only issue with Maxxis is they don't make the RC-1 in a 19" tire and 18 75 40 is the largest tire they make. I have not run the r888r but dive run r888's. They were only good for about the first session and once heated they would fall off quickly and get greasy. They were awesome on the road and highway. I ran them at ZDAYZ last year and they were handle exceptional well. My final verdict is Nittos cost the most and produce good consistent lap times and they last a longer than most. They actually get faster the more they wear. Maxxis is the closest to Nittos and maybe faster as suggested for the best of drivers. They are cheap and last about the same as Nittos. R888Rs do not get much love in they track community other than some GTR fans love them. They are a strong street and canyon tire. Michelins are in that no man's land. They are no better than NT01's, they don't last as long and they cost more than the others. I just bought a set of Maxxis for the Miata $600 for the set so I will let you all know how they perform on that platform. I think the other thing to remember is not all tires act same on different cars. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|