Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tires, Tyres....eh...Rubber

I ran Dunlop Z1 Star Specs all of 2010 but Dan ran Hankook RS-3s. He really liked them for their lateral grip and slight give so I decided to give them a try as well. I also needed proper 17x9" wheels. The 949 Racing 6ULR wheels that I wanted weren't ready to be produced yet so I just got a set of TSW Nurburgrings with the RS-3s mounted.

Hankook RS-3 255/40/17
3/8/2011

TSW Nurburgring 17x9 +63 offset
3/8/2011
Dan said he liked the grip of the RS-3s best when they were relatively new so I put them away in the garage and we planned to start scuffing them in 2 events before the ProSolo so they'd be at optimal.

Hankook RS-3 255/40/17
3/8/2011
Hmm...flames on the tread pattern...must mean they're fast right!?