Hankook RS-4
#149
Reminds me of the first time I went flat over the T1 crest at Laguna Seca in Deviate with 300whp. Caught a teeny bit of air while turning with a whiff of wheelspin turning the car a bit. Skeet!
Learned that T1 was actually a "turn" when you have a bit of power. Thing3's NB is probably in the 250whp neighborhood.
Learned that T1 was actually a "turn" when you have a bit of power. Thing3's NB is probably in the 250whp neighborhood.
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My buddies at GWR Racing (competitive ChumpCar E30 team) have been running them for two weekends, at a Gingerman track day and Mid-Ohio race. They placed 2nd overall at Mid-Ohio on them, which looks like they set the Mid-Ohio ChumpCar lap record for a non-EC car. I don't believe they have run Mid-Ohio for a race before, so no good back-to-back lap times comparing to the Maxxis VR1's they used to run (I'm sure they have track day lap times, but I'm not sure). It sounds like they are a smidge faster than VR1's and wear much much better. Their car is very rough on tires, and would use multiple sets of VR1's during a 24 hour race. They currently have 13 hours on their set, and estimate that they could get another 7 hour race out of them. They noted that there was no falling off in performance at any point in the race, and they just take all the heat no problem.
#158
Calabogie Motorsport Park. 225/45 RS3 VS RS4. on 9's. 200 ish whp/caged/2300 ish lb. 2nd day there.
2016, RS3- @10 hrs/7-8 HC., 32PSI high 2:27's . 189km/hr vmax
2017 RS4's. @ 8 hrs./5-6 HC 32PSI low 2:25's. 191 km/hr vmax
For reference, 2017 morning session 205/50 TROFEO R's. on 9's. @4 hrs. low 2:27's. 195km/hr vmax.(LR corded outside @5 hrs. weird.)
Not worth discussing trofeo r, don't want to clutter up the thread. RS4 feels like an RS3 but does everything better. very precise, driveable/forgiving at and past the limit. wear seems a bit better than RS3's. 30 min. sessions, absolutely no drop off. they definitely need a lap to warm up, however.
I'm very relieved and impressed,
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2016, RS3- @10 hrs/7-8 HC., 32PSI high 2:27's . 189km/hr vmax
2017 RS4's. @ 8 hrs./5-6 HC 32PSI low 2:25's. 191 km/hr vmax
For reference, 2017 morning session 205/50 TROFEO R's. on 9's. @4 hrs. low 2:27's. 195km/hr vmax.(LR corded outside @5 hrs. weird.)
Not worth discussing trofeo r, don't want to clutter up the thread. RS4 feels like an RS3 but does everything better. very precise, driveable/forgiving at and past the limit. wear seems a bit better than RS3's. 30 min. sessions, absolutely no drop off. they definitely need a lap to warm up, however.
I'm very relieved and impressed,
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#160
Just did a two driver autocross event this weekend and re-confirmed my previous experience, these tires rock and take the heat well. We did 12 back to back autocross runs (~75 seconds each) and they never dropped off. Wearing like iron too!
Last edited by Lincoln Logs; 05-01-2017 at 03:10 PM.