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Originally Posted by MINI135i
I have run the Nt01's and the V710's also. These re71r's are definitely soft and will benefit from more negative camber front AND rear for that matter when on the track. Amazingly enough, my gut feel tells me they feel faster than the Nt01's but ultimately will have less heat tolerance and durability on the track than the Nt01. The streetability is much better than the Nt01's though, so therein lies the compromise. When my Nt01's were new with full tread, people thought I had a supercharger on my car because the tires made so much noise, hilarious! I tend to spend some time (days, sometimes weeks) on the street with my track setup, in between events, so I like to find a tire that can do both.
Guess we'll see if I can make these work without camber plates like the R-s3's did on my E92 M3, going back and forth between track and street, rotating religiously all the way.
I've included a couple of pics of the front and rear (in that order). Two 20 min sessions on the tires with maybe couple hundred street miles. You can see the outside tire wear is visible, but if you look close there is plenty of tread depth on the edges still available on the front. The rear shows the same pattern but with less wear than the fronts. Some street miles will even out the edge wear and clear my OCD of the imbalance too. A flip on the rims will not be out of the question in the future if necessary. Time to rotate.  |
I have a set of Maxxis Victra R tires. I have been able to drive them to and from track and autocross events and as you , keep them on between events only going to the stock tires for long travel or for car events and shows.
The maxxis also make some odd sounds (like a whooshing sound more than a whine ) on track.
A friend of mine found he was 2-3 seconds quicker on track with them than the NT-01 so the maxxxis are quite slow. The maxxis wear like iron. I can't kill them !
The Re71R is the top autocross tire out today. It handily beats the hankook RS-3 on track and like that tire it is perfectly suited for driving to the track and on track all day and then home.
Your assessment on re71r vs an all out R tire like the NT-01Or Victra is spot on!
I'm going to probably switch to re-71r for next season for my autocross tires to replace the maxxis