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New Super200 coming. Reports that these are every bit as fast as A052, Re71R, et.al
Will be interesting to see how they wear and heat cycle compared to RS4 for enduro.
Someone else here with some inside intel believes they are also planning a 275/35/15, which would be amazeballs.
Following this closely. Could be a better "one tyre solution" for the mixed weather in Europe than a 245 AR1. Also, apart from some oddball Avons, the AR1 is the only 245/40R15 we can get here, so more options is good. In fact, for Europeans even in 225 it's basically only the AR1 (Which is more like a 215) or the rubbish Federal RS-RR.
Looks like at least one size is available to "buy". I'm guessing this gets around some kind of rule that a tyre has to be commercially available to be use in certain series.
GridLife's (US TT series) ruling was that they are available to purchase if you were willing to put them on a plane to get them. PhD is who brought in an air shipment for their car. They've been done for awhile, just delayed at the dock by COVID.
Curious about the availability of the tire in a 245/40/15 though. I see on Phil's Tire Service it's coming this month and they already have the 225/45/15!
225/45s already out and tested. My hearsay is that its a cheaper wannabe ao52, quicker than RT660/RE71R.
Limited size availability between the top 3-4 tires will make a lot of decisions for us based on wheel width/ruleset.
I'm excited to read a 245/40 CR1 vs 245/40 RT660, but I expect the CR1 to win that.
Nankang's distribution model and limited catalog is gonna bite them in the butt by being excluded from SCCA Solo eligibility if they dont get enough sizes available to the public ASAP. (rules about # of diameters and total SKU count)
225/45s already out and tested. My hearsay is that its a cheaper wannabe ao52, quicker than RT660/RE71R.
Limited size availability between the top 3-4 tires will make a lot of decisions for us based on wheel width/ruleset.
I'm excited to read a 245/40 CR1 vs 245/40 RT660, but I expect the CR1 to win that.
Nankang's distribution model and limited catalog is gonna bite them in the butt by being excluded from SCCA Solo eligibility if they dont get enough sizes available to the public ASAP. (rules about # of diameters and total SKU count)
I will be trying the cr1 and 660 for the use of sprint racing this year, but won't have my own impression until middle summer sometime.
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I talked to Phil's the other day and they said, they will have 5 more sizes added to the 3 they already have by the end of Feb. 2 more new sizes are due by the end of March also.
Grassroots Motorsports June 2021 issue has a comparison test of Nankang CR-1, Yokohama A052, and Falken RT660 for track use.
Not quite Apples-Apples size-wise, testing was performed on Andy's One-Lap CRX - A052 205 Front/Rear, CR-1 and RT660 245 Front / 225 Rear.
My spoiler-free summary is that lap times were close, but the tires all have different heat-up and heat tolerance characteristics which may influence your choice depending on whether you participate in Autocross/Time Trials/HPDE.
08-25-2020, 12:49 PM
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