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Totally agree, it definitely gives one confidence they are constantly looking for competition parts as well as testing what they sell. You don't often see many aftermarket companies out there racing with those of us who are Trackrats. Cool folks...
So you're running hots of 32, which means colds are 23-ish. If anything, these seem on the high side. 40-42 psi in a racing tire seems ridiculously high. I've heard fairy tails of street-type tires wanting big pressures here or there over the... (see full post)
Not sure I agree with a few months old. It is a bit hard to see in the picture but I believe the mold date code of the tire appears to be "0123" which would be the first week of year 2023. That would indicate the tires were a couple years old... (see full post)
This is an interesting topic as I too experienced an on-track, straight line, Hoosier R7 tire failure which led to the ultimate destruction of my Mustang. The tire was a R7, P315/30/ZR18, date code 1722, incident date 7/2025 with 9 total heat...
This is an interesting topic as I too experienced an on-track, straight line, Hoosier R7 tire failure which led to the ultimate destruction of my Mustang. The tire was a R7, P315/30/ZR18, date code 1722, incident date 7/2025 with 9 total heat... (see full post)
Doing an autocross clinic tomorrow with the local Porsche club and have an SCCA solo event on the 31st. A few shots from the last solo event at Tire Rack. (see full post)
If the rules ever change and they start caring about height, I just checked mine and the top of the aerofoil is just about 14.5” above the trunk, the furthest point away (rear of the aerofoil to the center of the trunk lid) is 16”, and looking... (see full post)
This is for another fellows car.. He is mostly in time trials and have not seen him race. For my boss, I found the sweet spot for tire wear vs performance was 32 front/30 rear. But AWD and loads of torque is going to be a different animal.
This is for another fellows car.. He is mostly in time trials and have not seen him race. For my boss, I found the sweet spot for tire wear vs performance was 32 front/30 rear. But AWD and loads of torque is going to be a different animal. (see full post)
Ok sweet and thank you for the mentions of the other wings I really only knew of the 9 lives one and wasn’t sure of any other reputable brands (see full post)
I go back and forth between apex sm10rs forged wheels 19x11 with Bridgestone rz71s and the factory pp2 with vitour p1r the time the 1:30.19 i set was on the pp2 wheels with the vitours