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Old 12-31-2010, 03:54 PM
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Default Goodyear Eagle RS DOT

Hi All, if anyone is interested I have been sussing out grooved slick options for the sprint type of work many Cobra guys do in Oz and have been told by my mates in the states that the new Goodyear Eagle RS Dot is a stout tyres.

Seems to get a few more heat cycles than the Hoosier R6 and stays in the sticky zone a little longer before going off...

I'm pretty sure they are similar in price. Tirerack has the Hoosy's but as yet isn't showing prices or availability for the Eagles.

Only negative is in a 17 they only come 315 wide. If you run 12 inch rears like me you need the 335 which the R6 has!

Anyway, just for those interested.

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Old 12-31-2010, 09:26 PM
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Check out Nitto and Kuhmo DOT tires, both have excellent DOT competition tires for a very reasonable price. discounttiresdirect.com for the Nittos and tirerack.com for the Kuhmos. I've used the Nitto NT-01 and the Kuhmo V710s on the cobra. Mac
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Hey mate Yep already suss d em. Nitto only available in 315 17 and the kumho have an asymmetric tread which is not my personal preference. Good to know about the discount tire website though. Thanks for the heads up. Spookypt
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Why the intrest in street legal Tyres? Surely those Michelin slicks are cheaper and stickier?
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Hi All, if anyone is interested I have been sussing out grooved slick options for the sprint type of work many Cobra guys do in Oz and have been told by my mates in the states that the new Goodyear Eagle RS Dot is a stout tyres.

Seems to get a few more heat cycles than the Hoosier R6 and stays in the sticky zone a little longer before going off...

I'm pretty sure they are similar in price. Tirerack has the Hoosy's but as yet isn't showing prices or availability for the Eagles.

Only negative is in a 17 they only come 315 wide. If you run 12 inch rears like me you need the 335 which the R6 has!

Anyway, just for those interested.

Spookypt
I run 12" rears and 315/35/17 fit absolutely perfectly, I reckon the 335's have too bigger bulge and the 315 would be better for track use!

Anyone know what compound is better to use?
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I thought grooved slicks were only good for race class at the Nationals?

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Default Tires

Hey Beejay... Dunno about classes and tyres as much as most.... probably best to ask the relevant officials about all that class type stuff.. I'm always in the no rules end section so I know where I pretty much stand... Lol

Towmaster... not so much interested in them as much myself but giving fellow forumers some info that they may not be aware of... My understanding is the DOT tyres don't make em necessarily street legal. Hoosy R6, Kumho V710 and the Goody's wouldn't be street legal IMO but others can clarify...

From the info I've been reading and talking to guys about in the states etc.... a grooved slick for time attack/sprint type work will give you better result as they come up to temp far quicker AND their life cycle is far greater as you get far more heat cycles out of these types of tyres....

I'm yet to find a source of Michy Slicks that can match prices and sizes to a Hoosy R6 for example. My "mate", Matt Kingsly can get me new Michy's for about $600 a CORNER!!!!!! I could get new R6's for $275 a corner if I wanted to.

Amazingly, I see heaps of guys running at the track that have spent big dollars on their respective cars (not talking cobra specific here) who run the cheapest worn out HARD old slicks you've ever seen. 10 year ebay bargains!!!!! Doesn't make sense to me in that if a new set of tyres can last a season and give you 3 seconds a lap better times.. the performance improvements v's the money spent as a % can't be found anywhere else.

But that's just my opinion...many others will have their own ideas as to what works best for them....


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