mindspin311 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Just got off the phone with Tire Rack, no firm date for the return of RS4s. Need an alternate for Road Atlanta. Options seem to be... BFG Rival Nexan NFera Maxxis VR1 Federal 595RS-RR (if they can be sourced) Edited January 2, 2019 by mindspin311 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators E. Tyler Pedersen Posted January 2, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Usually RS4s are available in March or April. I know some people run the Nexan. I haven't been running Hankooks for the last 3 seasons. Did Tire Rack mention on what a good comparable tire would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemy Autosport Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Have heard good things about the Rival S 1,5 but they are $$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I sent an email to Phil's Tire Service regarding the 595RS-RR, will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittenauer Racing Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Tire size? I'm assuming you're looking for a set in 15's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indysupra Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I saw in some of the wider sizes they discontinued them. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 5 hours ago, mindspin311 said: Just got off the phone with Tire Rack, no firm date for the return of RS4s. Need an alternate for Road Atlanta. Options seem to be... BFG Rival Nexan NFera Maxxis VR1 Federal 595RS-RR (if they can be sourced) In the post-race interview, @Team Infiniti said that the Maxxis tires worked very well for them on Sunday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, enginerd said: on Sunday. Straight answer about Maxxis They work, we have podium with them a few times, no other baseline but on a heavy car they are done after 14 hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Wittenauer Racing said: Tire size? I'm assuming you're looking for a set in 15's? 225/45/15 is preferred, 205/50 would be an alternate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Team Infiniti said: Straight answer about Maxxis They work, we have podium with them a few times, no other baseline but on a heavy car they are done after 14 hrs Awesome to hear, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Team Infiniti said: Straight answer about Maxxis They work, we have podium with them a few times, no other baseline but on a heavy car they are done after 14 hrs Dis they get squirrelly when hot? I've seen them chunk apart the tread blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, wvumtnbkr said: Dis they get squirrelly when hot? I've seen them chunk apart the tread blocks. They do but come back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPRLkld Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Too bad this didn't come up on Saturday when I was in the 46 pit. We've run the VR1s in 205 and 245 on our E30. Barber 2017 we had the 205s and the left front was blistered and junk in 6 hours, no doubt from over driving 2&3. I bet you could make them last if you take care of them in 7 and 10a. The 245s were run for a double 7 when we went to Road America and were pretty grippy. But after one weekend 2 of them had no real tread left. They looked like slicks. I really miss DZ2s. We got lucky to get a set of RS4s but everything I've heard is that they suck in the cold if they can't get and maintain heat. We all know how cold early February is at Road Atlanta... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triangle42 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 hours ago, mindspin311 said: 225/45/15 is preferred, 205/50 would be an alternate. I have some 225/45/15 rs4’s I know one is still a sticker an possibly a hole set of stickers I’ll look tomorrow for you. They are mounted on 4x100 15x8’s though. I switched to 245’s this year and kept the 225 Incase I had issues with the 245’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorman Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, MPRLkld said: We got lucky to get a set of RS4s but everything I've heard is that they suck in the cold if they can't get and maintain heat. We all know how cold early February is at Road Atlanta... We'll be running RS4's on the Cobra at Road Atlanta next month. Hopefully we can get enough heat into them. Because of the unavailability of RS4's in the size needed for our Mazda, we'll be running RE71R's. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Snorman said: Because of the unavailability of RS4's in the size needed for our Mazda, we'll be running RE71R's. S. You feel confident they will go all 14hrs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jab31169 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 7:15 AM, mindspin311 said: You feel confident they will go all 14hrs? Definite maybe. We got about 7 hours at barber before we corded the front left. If its cold enough and they pace well I could see a set maybe making it. 6 Tires would be a safe bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorman Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 8:15 AM, mindspin311 said: You feel confident they will go all 14hrs? Not sure. We ran RE71r's at Sebring on the Cobra and didn't feel confident to run them on day 2. But the Mazda is a much lighter car and Road Atlanta is relatively easy on tires compared to Sebring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Haven’t had any problems with wear at Sebring, Little bit of left front A bit more at Road Atlanta Edited January 4, 2019 by Team Infiniti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinskl1 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 FYI - our favorite sponsor is now showing a few RS4 sizes as available on March 5th that were previously unlisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I noticed that some if the sizes were back and listed as special order. Glad they will be available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuaTTro Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, collinskl1 said: FYI - our favorite sponsor is now showing a few RS4 sizes as available on March 5th that were previously unlisted. I placed an order online last week and they immediately called me back to say there were no tires in stock yet...but that they hoped to have them sometime in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indysupra Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Pretty bummed they discontinued th 305 and 315 in the 18”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETR Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Tire rack anticipates RS4's in stock the week of March 11-15. I got my name on a set of 225/45-15's specifically, but I'd imagine it bodes well for many other sizes. I spoke with Ethan at ext 4689 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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