LetsGetThisDone

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That's what she said.




I want a white car. Stupid apex silver. Pretty much the worst color these cars came in. Sigh...

kaj

iTrader: (60)

you know... i was thinking that as i typed LOL.

i love white cars and think white is THE best color for Evos. every time i go out to the garage, i just gotta look at it. i like the Silver, though. it would be my third choice after white and red. now yellow. THAT is the worst color they ever came in haha.
it's not even a decent shade LOL

kyoo

iTrader: (29)

in for how many trackdays these will last. already a given they get destroyed at autoxes, trying to decide if i'll need something that lasts longer (z2?) or if the re17r can manage.

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

The Z2 will last longer for sure, but the RE71r is closer to an R comp tire and will grip harder. Also have to factor in heat cycling, the the grip level will fall off the Z2s before they are out of tread.

kyoo

iTrader: (29)

i want ~80-100 runs autox & 2-3 trackdays per set. sounds about on the edge of what the re71r can do. no street miles though, I drive around on all seasons. good point about the heat cycles

kaj

iTrader: (60)

Z2 can't hold a candle to the re71r for track days. Nor AX, from the sound of it.

kyoo

iTrader: (29)

not at all for autox - though they are known to not last very long at all. one of my buddies went through 4 sets this year... though he's kind of an exceptional case.

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

At this point I think its safe to say RE71r>ZII for auto-x.
The jury is still out for track day use. But the answer likely comes down to how long do you need your track day tires to last.

kaj

iTrader: (60)

sounds like either he runs autox every week or he has other issues besides tires LOL

i just need 6mos of use. that should be four AutoX and two GTA events. we'll see. i'm hopeful, as my R-S3s could last a whole year if i didn't care about like-new traction (i was swapping them every 6mos anyway, just because they weren't too expensive).

kyoo

iTrader: (29)

lol - yep, he autoxed every weekend, most of the time twice a weekend, and didn't swap to commuter tires in between.

kaj

iTrader: (60)

In that case I'm even more stoked! I don't use mine near that much. My tires usually just grow old before I ever run out of tread.

LetsGetThisDone

iTrader: (1)

That's quite an exception...lol. Should probably have noted that in the first post. So the tires were lasting 12-16 events probably, as well as street miles in between. That's not terrible at all..

kyoo

iTrader: (29)

likewise, I usually heat cycle out before the tires go bald. sometimes I heat cycle out and keep driving on them until they're bald

nice thing about the re71rs - they stay consistent to the bitter end, little to no drop off in performance/grip through it's life, even with the heat cycles.

curious - has anyone done any testing to see where this tire is optimal temperature-wise? I stopped spraying my old tires as I felt it heat cycled them prematurely, but still not a bad idea to spray if the tire gets TOO hot, which would also mess with heat cycles

nemsin

iTrader: (19)

Yes, I would definitely prefer a tire that holds grip to the cords than a tire that no longer performs despite looking like it has tons of life left in it.

kaj

iTrader: (60)

spray tires? psh. that's too much work. they are lucky i let air out of them LOL