ABR-Glen Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Who has tried them and what did you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 KSR aka Flatout had a set on their #2 car but I heard no feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riche30 Posted February 10, 2013 Members Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I saw them on several cars. Just not our's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devomgd2 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 We were on them on the Hong Norrth B car. We like them. Really don't know how much or if they are faster they are from the older versions. They feel more crisp, but when you push the limit of adhesion too far, the grip falls off faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3G Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ... but when you push the limit of adhesion too far, the grip falls off faster.Do you mean the break-away is sharper, or if you overheat them the grip goes away faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devomgd2 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 The break away. I did not feel any overheating symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABR-Glen Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Similar wear rate to the Z1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 We did not get enough time on them to make any decisions on them. The 240 had Continentals on it testing at our local track. The next time we go back we will try new Star Spec 1s and new Star Spec 2s on both of our cars. And maybe even some Michelin slicks just for some fun data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworks Paul Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 anyone run the Nitto NT05s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shane Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Anyone know if the BFG Rivals are available yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvhappy Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 It could have been any number of factors, but I felt that the ZIIs started feeling a little greasy when I overdrove a bit. I was faster in the car by 2 seconds over the December race, but the new "Star Spec" didn't seem to tolerate abuse as well as the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinanm3atl Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Anyone know if the BFG Rivals are available yet?March. Supposedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestdweller37 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 What tires were on the winning car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MR2 Biohazard Posted February 15, 2013 Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 BTW- We were on Nitto NT05's. Should get at least another race out of them. Felt decent and fine to me with no issues. My drivers said if I did not tell them they would have though direzzas. We will be running them at VIR 3-30. They are taller than other tires though so take that into consideration when ordering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riche30 Posted February 15, 2013 Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 What tires were on the winning car?I believe it was Star Specs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95m3ltw Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 What tires were on the winning car?Star specs 1 that we used at the Nov Road Atlanta 14hr. I still find it amazing they can handle that much abuse and feel great. "Full set of Star Specs, 30% tread left and only 2 heat cycles, make offer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbarn Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Star specs 1 that we used at the Nov Road Atlanta 14hr. I still find it amazing they can handle that much abuse and feel great. "Full set of Star Specs, 30% tread left and only 2 heat cycles, make offer"Pretty sure Mike's using them again this weekend at the club race school too. Those tires are going to have over 1000 laps of Road Atlanta soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 The tires on our 300 have a full ChumpCar season on them. Daytona 14 (ran 13hrs), VIR 24 (ran 23hrs), Sebring (13ish hours) and we put in 5-6 hours at the last Road Atlanta race with it. One of them is looking a little thin on the inside, might run them again at Daytona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salna Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 The tires on our 300 have a full ChumpCar season on them. Daytona 14 (ran 13hrs), VIR 24 (ran 23hrs), Sebring (13ish hours) and we put in 5-6 hours at the last Road Atlanta race with it. One of them is looking a little thin on the inside, might run them again at Daytona.That's very impressive. How wide are your tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 265/40/17we did a tire test today, swapping rims between the cars. The 1 year old Star Spec 1s were quicker, more consistent and easier to drive than the DZ2s. The DZ2s will turn one fast lap, then its like they overheat and get slippery, kinda like others have said. Kinda shocked us all! We are hanging onto the last new set of DZ1s for as long as we can!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 How many heat cycles have the old tires been through? You might want to get a couple cycles on the ZIIs and do another comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 The old tires have 60+ hours on them, starting at Daytona last year. The new tires have an hour on them from Road Atlanta, plus several heat cycles on each car today. The results showed that the trend between the tires stayed consistent. In my opinion, the DZ2s should have been quicker than the DZ1s, especially considering that we have noticed that the DZ1s have fallen off some since when we first started tracking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergio Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I guess that 180 TW is gonna come in handy in July.......I kinda like the RE-11's on my DD. But man are they $$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Kevin is trying to pull a fast one on you guys... The ZIIs were considerably quicker as all the reviews indicate....or were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Grant, ha ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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