BFG R1 VS Hoosier R7
Does anyone have any data on the current model BFG R1 vs the Hoosier R6, SM6, R7 or SM7?
I will be testing the R7 vs the R1 back to back in the coming months. Size: 205/50/15 on 15x9's I just want to see what others have found before I test and publish the data. |
who gave negative props? lol
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I'll compensate :D
R1 weren't liking the lightness of our car, was great on my 3000# old ride tho |
I haven't run the R1 since spring 2013, with a brand new set that I ordered which was date stamped as manufactured in 2011...gave me old stock! Has the compound changed since then?
Regardless, I ran both the R1 and the A6 that weekend. I ran a nominally better time on Friday with the R1 than I did on Sat/Sun with the A6. But, it was a good 15 degrees cooler out on Friday, if I recall. I remember the R1 feeling more like a real race tire than the Hoosier. Less compliance, and had to drive them more precisely. Also interesting to note that I had a significantly higher top speed with the R1, so perhaps it had less rolling resistance? |
I'd be seriously pissed if I bought brand new R1s and they were 2 years old.
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Originally Posted by joyrider
(Post 1211020)
I'll compensate :D
R1 weren't liking the lightness of our car, was great on my 3000# old ride tho |
Jason, did you mean that you where using the R1S or the R1?
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Originally Posted by circuitmstr74
(Post 1211782)
Jason, did you mean that you where using the R1S or the R1?
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I would have bought another set and continued testing the R1 as it showed potential. But BFG doesn't offer any contingency for NASA Time Trials, only W2W. So, frankly, I wasn't interested. Somebody at BFG needs to get their head on straight and realize all the business they are losing. I am far from the only person who won't buy their tires for this reason...
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R1 also needs a 225/45 size.
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Originally Posted by speedengineer
(Post 1211855)
Somebody at BFG needs to get their head on straight and realize all the business they are losing. I am far from the only person who won't buy their tires for this reason...
Originally Posted by hornetball
(Post 1211952)
R1 also needs a 225/45 size.
My understanding is they don't have a mold for the R1 in that size and that can't adopt the 205 mold to work. Paying for a new mold makes the business case a lot more difficult. Last time I asked about this was either 2012 or 2013 so who knows what's changed between then and now... |
Jason, why where you testing the r1 vs a6?
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Originally Posted by circuitmstr74
(Post 1212207)
Jason, why where you testing the r1 vs a6?
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Originally Posted by hornetball
(Post 1211952)
R1 also needs a 225/45 size.
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Originally Posted by circuitmstr74
(Post 1210858)
Does anyone have any data on the current model BFG R1 vs the Hoosier R6, SM6, R7 or SM7?
I will be testing the R7 vs the R1 back to back in the coming months. Size: 205/50/15 on 15x9's I just want to see what others have found before I test and publish the data. |
Originally Posted by philstireservice
(Post 1212321)
There is a forecast for a 225/45R15 R1S.......but not right away
I've read from racers that the 205 A6 is faster on a 9" wheel vs an 8, so assume a 225 is better on a 10 than 9. Does that mean the 245 is slower on a 10 than the 225? Savington says the R1S is faster than A6 Hoosier, but again, what about 225 (largest r1s) vs 245 A (A7 now)? I'm guessing that the 245 A7 on a 10 is faster than a 225/50 R1S on either a 9 or a 10... |
Originally Posted by 1999NB
(Post 1223581)
I've read from racers that the 205 A6 is faster on a 9" wheel vs an 8, so assume a 225 is better on a 10 than 9.
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This test has been scrapped after test fitting a 205bfg on my 9" wheels. They just wont work. I have 5 sets of 15x9 6uls so Im sort of commited to that wheel size
A 225/45 is in the works and I will test that when the time comes. |
Originally Posted by 1999NB
(Post 1223581)
I see a 225/50/15 available now: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....FR1S&tab=Sizes
I've read from racers that the 205 A6 is faster on a 9" wheel vs an 8, so assume a 225 is better on a 10 than 9. Does that mean the 245 is slower on a 10 than the 225? Savington says the R1S is faster than A6 Hoosier, but again, what about 225 (largest r1s) vs 245 A (A7 now)? I'm guessing that the 245 A7 on a 10 is faster than a 225/50 R1S on either a 9 or a 10...
Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 1223746)
Bad assumption, IMO.
So the 245 A7 and its 10.0" section width is the best solution on a 10" wheel? Too much friction slowing down straightaway and corner exit speeds? |
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