DTP525

R-S3's in the rain on the track did not serve me well. If it wasn't for VSA, I would've went off so many times. I was being as smooth as I could on the steering, braking, and throttle as possible. So if you happen to be running on a rainy day, I wouuld consider another option.

metros

What are you looking to get for the federals?

aCab

MSRH coming out of the Carousel onto front straight? It's a slick track no matter what you're running in the rain.

Bullwings

New tires... AD08s? I can't wait to get some new tires. I'm still on RE050s with 215/245.

psychoazn

updated with :drumrolls: RE-11!

Additional impressions tomorrow!

Also, I'm sore after yesterday's track day. I wasn't sore at all after the last Buttonwillow day with the Federals...

spdracerut

I'm not surprised with the RS3s in the rain. Looking at their tread pattern, namely the shoulder of the tire, there's really not any tread there to evacuate water. That's what makes them so fast in the dry, the shoulder of the tire is basically a slick.

spdracerut

Sore? Interesting. What tire pressures? I have found the RE-11s ride noticeably softer than the stock RE050s. The RE-11s are also known to ride softer than the Yokohama Advans; so they give up some response for a better ride. I have found the relatively softer sidewall helps on rough surfaces. The Yokohamas would skip across the surface because their sidewalls are so stiff whereas the RE-11s would still grip. I have no clue how the RE-11s ride compared to RS3s or Federal 595s.

psychoazn

I wouldn't call the sidewall soft, but it definitely absorbs bumps in the road better without upsetting the car. I'm gonna be hitting the track again in about 9 hours, so hopefully I'll have a better impression

I started with 32 cold, which resulted in about 40 and 41. I dropped to 38, and then dropped to 36. IMO, 36 felt better than 38, but YMMV.

jza

psychoazn,
What do you think comparing the RE070 with the RS3 & Z1SS?

ZDan

FWIW, I ran Mosport a week and a half ago in the wet and in the dry with 205/55-16 Star Specs with ~4/32 tread depth remaining up front and brand new RS-3's in back. Handling balance was fine both in the cold/wet and in the warm/dry. The RS-3s have the same quality I love about the Specs in the wet, they don't lose as much lateral grip when sliding as previous street tires I've tracked on. But, weirdly, the RS-3s did seem to lose a ton more longitudinal grip in the wet. Absolutely could not put the power down coming out of the slowest corner (5b). This is a 2nd gear corner in the dry, and in the wet I had to feather the throttle all the way around 5c in despite going much slower and in 3rd gear.