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Old 04-16-2017, 01:02 AM
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so you ended up keeping the MCS huh? Must be nice.
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Nope sold the MCS, this is a different set.
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oh. baller.

Is this for Laz? Or did you part that car out?
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Originally Posted by Savington
. Just need a Chump/WRL/LDR team to verify wear rate.
See post #104 in this thread. Looks like a winner.
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Saw that, that was on a small wheel width, we will have a x8 on a car that has more power and is substantially faster than 2:17s at that track. Can't hurt to have data vs another front running tire one the same size wheel on the same car same track
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Meant to test these last weekend at Road Atlanta with Randy Pobst in the car, VR1s didn't die after day 1 like I had planned (used) so we never mounted the RS4s for day 2. We will have a back to back in the V6 enduro Miata in May from Road America running the KINK!
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In a Miata...the kink is flat.
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Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
In a Miata...the kink is flat.
Having way more power than a standard Miata tends to change that
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Originally Posted by ThePass
Having way more power than a standard Miata tends to change that
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.
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Tire Test! Toyo R888R, and Hankook RS4 vs BFGoodrich Rival-S 1.5 ? tracktuned
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20th of March called, they want their article back
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Has anyone used these for autocross yet?
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Why don't you just read through the thread?
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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.
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http://www.goham-ind.com/blog.html/hankook-rs4-vs-bridgestone-re71r/

205 re71r vs 225 RS4 on a Civic
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Thats on a 8 tho. 225 works best on a 9. So the rs4 would have been even faster on the optimal rim size.
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Not a scientific test at all but it provides some information how the tire feels and some data.
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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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Originally Posted by aidandj
Oh man. $134 245s that last a season or 2 and dont wear out on the drive to MRLS. If thats the case I think we have reached HPDE nirvana.
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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,
Yesssss.
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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!

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