Just to report back on my experience with the Maxxis Victoria RC-1 tires. I think they perform very well. Right up there with NT01 for sure. They like heat and low tire pressure. I ran 24 psi front and 22 psi rear. The communicate really well letting you know that you are on or nearing the limit. Although they are a medium compound tire I on got 5 track days out of them and they were talking to me from the first turn on the out lap to the last lap of the day.
Under hard braking they are not as good as NT01. That said what I found is they work very well if you brake early and gradually into the braking zone. They are very good and grip well during turn in. Mid corner grip is good until the tire start to wear. Corner exit grip is excellent as well. What I experienced is that as the tire wears mid corner grip goes first and then exit grip on the tightest corners and the car will understeer into corners. So basically on high speed or fast corners the car would oversteer and in slow corners where mid corner grip is not an issue exit grip is lost during hard acceleration. Would I buy these tires again? Yes because of the price and performance. It is just a little disappointing that they don't last long but I guess that is the price of getting faster, not many R compound tires will last more than 5 or 6 track days.
