ive heard a lot of opinions on track tires, seems like most of the GA people are running RA1's, I was think about the RT615's? any one with personal experiance with em?

 

Hey - one more to the list...

HPDE 1
1. L8apex
2. valpac
3. tim benton
4. rxeightr
5. whiterex
6. SilverEIGHT
7. BlueRenesis82
8. Francois (2000 Mustang GT)

HPDE2
9. olddragger
10. legokcen
11. trackaddict
12. Kurt Bob

HPDE4
13. STF (EVO8)
14. 32Vcobra (Mustang Cobra)

Photographer
15. Super

 

Awesome, Steve will be able to offer alot of insight to him.

 

I have 245/40 RT 615's on my car, and love them. TA said that riding with me at TGPR, they felt like they had close to the same level of grip as his Toyo RA-1's. They have a lot of grip, and did not seem to get too hot and get slick. For a tire that can double as a street tire and a good track tire, I recommend them. They won't last a year, but they are a great tire.

 

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WON'T LAST !!!!!! I have the 215's, which are softer, and I have done 14 track days, AND @3k street miles.

It is all in a properly setup suspension.

 

Indeed the grip in L8Apex's car was superb. The RT615s felt great from the passenger seat. So much so, I would buy them as a good tire for street/track duty. My buddy is getting a set for his Mustang too.

STF - I talked to Steve about my friends 'stang. It would be great if he could get to instruct him.

 

That might be part of it. But if I were to do three more events at TGPR like the one we just did, the 615's would be bare. And I don't feel like I overdrove the car into corners, it was not pushing, or understeering except for a couple times when I pushed a little too much. I wish I could get 5 track days out of these, much less 14. Then again, you kept saying you need new tires, and we will probably hear that in 6 months.

 

Nope, I am up in the air between Azenis and RA1's. I can get the RA1's for 120 apiece and the Azenis for @100 or so, depending on my hookup from my GOOD friend.

 

Can you help out a brother?

 

but what size are they for 100 bucks. The 245 can be ordered from edge racing for 177 IIRC.

 

I can get 255/40 RA1s for 120 and 245/45 for I think 120 too.

 

are these 18" or 17"s--are they already shaved and heated?
JB racing (out of GRM) deals in used track tires and I got mine with 75% thread left(with a little track rubber thrown in for free) for $65 apeice and with delivery it was $310. They where factory shaved and heat cycled before they where mounted. I have found I really need a dedicated set of wheels and tires for track days. I figue they will last me 3 track events this year. RA is easy on tires but Roebling will make up the differance!
olddragger

 

olddragger, what size tires are those? with pricing like that it might be worth looking into different wheels!

 

Good news for my tires. The piece of metal I found, was tiny. It was in the tire less than 1/32 of an inch, all in a tread block. It did not make it all the way through, and is not a cause for concern. It will be worn through before the tire ever sees pavement at RA.


Now to avoid any other random sharp objects between now and RA.

 

I started reading the posts here about HPDE driving. It is really well written. What is interesting is the recommendation against R compound tires. I think if I had read this thread before investing, I may have waited. Then again, grip is beautiful... I highly recommend reading the Track Guides articles. I read through "the business cone" and indeed can identify with what is written there. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the articles as time allows.

 

Why don't you post this on the GA forum and we will make it a stickie. This is great info!

 

man, i am sure there is good stuff to read there, but that background it is set on sets my eyes into seizures. I will have to read it when I get home, connection at work is too slow to open any of it.

 

I see what you mean. I clicked on "the business cone" and immediately went into seizures It is kind of glaring on the eyes with the color chosen and the flag effect on the sides. Good reading none-the-less.

Tim

 

good stuff.

 

Lets fire this thread up again!
Looks like we will have a banner at this event----thanks all!
Every ones car should be running great after the dynoing and troubleshooting/fixing--including mine!
Only days away for the biggest gathering yet!
olddragger

 

should be a blast!

How are gas prices down by you guys?

 

I quit looking... I just pump & pay!

 

Nothing but Shell baby! 93 octane!
Olddragger

 

Doesn't matter. You're going to get about 7 mpg on the track!

 

yep, i think we were all getting about 8 at TGPR.