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Old 01-19-2020, 06:41 PM
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falken hasn't release sizing info for their upcoming tire yet... i'd be surprised if they did a 275 but we'll see.

yes the ar-1 will be coming in a 275 late summer, but it's 100tw which doesn't help your situation atm.

atm the fastest 200tw is the 245 rival-s...
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Originally Posted by TNTUBA
SOOOOOOOO To bring this back up.

Yesterday at the SCCA Convention a new class was announced for National Level Solo.

"Extreme Street"......think cars like mine but on 200tw "street tires"

There appears to be a great deal of excitement about the class and a formal press release is coming later in the week.

Do you all think we can leverage this new classification to gain the traction needed to get this conversation started again......hopefully with Yokohama.....
ES designation is already spoken for.

Maybe it can be called.......SEX.

lol
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The Milwaukee SCCA chapter has been doing "extreme street" classing at a local level for quite a few years with good success. We called it "Tire Limited" here. It's pretty nice to see it carry over to the national arena. Hopefully this move is enough to get a 275 street tire on the market as I would love to sign up for that.
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Originally Posted by Padlock
The Milwaukee SCCA chapter has been doing "extreme street" classing at a local level for quite a few years with good success. We called it "Tire Limited" here. It's pretty nice to see it carry over to the national arena. Hopefully this move is enough to get a 275 street tire on the market as I would love to sign up for that.
KYSCCA unveiled Street Tire Fully Unlimited back in like 2006. Class name was changed due to objections from a member who wouldn't obey the new acronym, and became Street Tire Open (STO).
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Originally Posted by Padlock
The Milwaukee SCCA chapter has been doing "extreme street" classing at a local level for quite a few years with good success. We called it "Tire Limited" here. It's pretty nice to see it carry over to the national arena. Hopefully this move is enough to get a 275 street tire on the market as I would love to sign up for that.
In the Rocky Mountain SOLO, we had Open Street Tire (OST) for the first time last year with some success. I'm also excited to see what Xtreme Street looks like at Nationals this year. I fear my Miata is going to be tire limited against other cars competing, so a 275 street tire will go a long way in helping that!
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After speaking with the people at Nankang, there is an upcoming 200tw tire from them, and considering the ar-1 is coming in the 275/35-15 size, i have already begun to work on them to produce that 275 in the upcoming 200tw tire - the CR-1.

i'm running gltc, and the ability to keep weight low/power high is the primary reason I'm trying to stay on street tires.

if anyone wants to contact them to show support, i think it would help.
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That's great. Do you have an actual contact name or email for people to send?
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Originally Posted by emilio700
That's great. Do you have an actual contact name or email for people to send?
good call.

i reached out to them to see what the best way would be for people to show their support for the new tire/size.
i'll check back in as soon as i hear.
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What series/classes would these tires fit into?

Besides the na/nb miata, and honda crowd, are there other chassis that would be interested in this?
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275/35/15 all the cars!




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Perhaps a budget (skinny) offering for Countach drivers. 345-35-15 for a single car isn’t a cheap tire.
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Originally Posted by M2Ken
Perhaps a budget (skinny) offering for Countach drivers. 345-35-15 for a single car isn’t a cheap tire.
They wouldn't buy them. Pirelli still makes those tires just for the Countach/Pantera crowd. Not like they drive those cars much anyway so they're just replacing them as they get old. Spending a couple grand on tires doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal when later Countachs are worth $300-400k now.
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Not 200TW but Nankang now lists the AR-1 in 275/35/15

https://www.tf-works.com/nankang-mot...QOrP3uBFFvp0-4
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yup. we knew that was coming... still trying hard to get the cr1 in a 275 for us.
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Good news!

I've received word that Nankang intends to bring it's new tire, the CR-1 - a 200tw, in many sizes... including a 275/35-15!

Since this tire is just entering production, the actual eta for purchase is anywhere from 6 to 12 months out.

Good news, even if its deferred, it's coming!
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Originally Posted by apexanimal
yup. we knew that was coming... still trying hard to get the cr1 in a 275 for us.
Whatever campaigning you are doing behind the scenes, the Miataverse thanks you. :golfclap:
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A bit more info.

225/45R15 in first batch with 245 shortly after. They wrote 245/45R15 but I think that's a typo and the dropdown box to pre-order says 245/40R15.

https://www.tf-works.com/nankang-mot...petition-tire/
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Originally Posted by apexanimal
Good news!

I've received word that Nankang intends to bring it's new tire, the CR-1 - a 200tw, in many sizes... including a 275/35-15!

Since this tire is just entering production, the actual eta for purchase is anywhere from 6 to 12 months out.

Good news, even if its deferred, it's coming!
Any updates?
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i updated in another thread:

the ar1 is available in 275's atm, but the 275 cr1's have been delayed one year... i don't find this to be good news.

consistent pressure is suggested through the fall...
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Originally Posted by apexanimal
i updated in another thread:

the ar1 is available in 275's atm, but the 275 cr1's have been delayed one year... i don't find this to be good news.

consistent pressure is suggested through the fall...
I located the other thread and subscribed. I see the AR-1 on Phil's.
Thanks for keeping at this!
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