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I used to race an SCCA ITA car, and had NO budget for a trailer and truck in my first season, and NO space for tires, so I drove on them. 3 hours here, 5 hours there, etc etc . All season long from April to October. Went through more cars and motors than I did tires.
Toyos were the choice. (Nitto is a current equivalent). My results were decent, (generally 5th in a pretty competitive ITA field of 25), but lap times suffered, of course. I'd say my current version of the car is 4% faster lap time, (Its a lap record pace car now) and of that half is the tire, the other half the driver and setup. Essentially, on a Minute or so lap, expect about (ABOUT, LOL) a 1.5 second drop just from bolting on Hoosier Rs and setting them up right. But you can NOT drive the Hoosiers all over the place....
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04-07-2012, 04:33 PM
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A balanced car, easy on tires, like a Miata with a smooth driver can go dozens of weekends, probably. A car with a heavy front end, or misaligned camber, or a clumsy driver, can cord a corner or flatspot them quickly. I prefer to think in terms of sessions. My Hoosiers last me maybe 10 -12 sessions. (Well, they can go further, but they are Toyo speed at that point) Toyos seem to last the guys running them 25-40 sessions. YMMV!!
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04-07-2012, 04:36 PM
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I ran NT 01 on my cayman H-class for DE's and advanced days and got over 45 sessions on them. tire was a slick (all the tread was gone) at the end of the season but probably still good for a few more days. I have a new set for the coming season...awesome tire for DE and ery vdrivable on the street (not in pouring rain of course but damp is OK)
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Just wanted to report back, and thank you guys for your advice. I did get a set of NT-01s, 225-45-17 and 255-40-17. Drove them to the track and back! Very good tire, took it a little easy the first couple laps of each session to allow warmup, but they felt great, stick was really nice. Very predictable, good feedback, and a great value as well. Have only driven them in the dry, interested to see what happens should I get caught in the rain to or from the track. Next up is Road America, will give them a good workout there.
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