Setup for a fast street/track S2000 - Part II Tires
04-26-2004, 04:33 PM
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Originally posted by cdelena
I am running HTR Z on stock wheels and I am impressed. I bought them because they were cheap and available but have concluded they are a good all around street tire.
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Still don't know if I will buy another set but have no regrets about them.. especially at half the price of others.
I am running HTR Z on stock wheels and I am impressed. I bought them because they were cheap and available but have concluded they are a good all around street tire.
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Still don't know if I will buy another set but have no regrets about them.. especially at half the price of others.
04-26-2004, 04:52 PM
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Originally posted by davepk
A couple things to add, err beans to spill...
Their grip is just about on par with RA1s, and they have similar overheat recovery behaviour.
A couple things to add, err beans to spill...
Their grip is just about on par with RA1s, and they have similar overheat recovery behaviour.
Most think that the RA1s are on par with the Kumho Victoracers on track. At Pahrump I was able to lap 3 seconds per lap faster in my stock car on stock-sized Victoracers than Messley or I could in Doug's EMI-suspended, wing'd, CAI'd, and straight-piped car on equally sized Sumitomos.
Meaning, Dave, that I think you could have been in the :31's at Willow in RA1s.
Excellent driving last week, and congrats to all the S2000 teams! 
04-27-2004, 08:26 AM
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I think we could have been 2-3 sec/lap faster on shaved RA1s in similar sizes. The extra width offered by the 17" CE28 wheels and 245/275 setup helped close the gap. To be fair however Richard was running the same wheels and the same tire sizes but he paid 2x the money for a set of BFG TA's than I did for the Sumis.
04-27-2004, 08:48 AM
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Yes, i should have phrased my comments a little differently...
The Sumi's in combination with the car setup felt like i remember the regular RA1s grip wise.
The Sumi's in combination with the car setup felt like i remember the regular RA1s grip wise.