World Time Attack Challenge 2011

[Beer Baron]

these ones:

http://www.stuckey.com.au/tyres_details.aspx?TyreName=DZSPZ1

http://www.stuckey.com.au/news_201009-01.aspx

http://www.dunloptires.com/catalog/direzzaSportZ1StarSpec.html

[boxheadmr]

RSR's seem to be the choice tyre and closest to a semi slick tire in terms of grip levels.

[blags]

Hankook r-s3 UTG 140AA?

[Beer Baron]

yeah I like the RSR too. have admittedly only used them once. but i was really surprised buy the dunlop Z1*. I currently have AD07s on one car, Ad08s on another (both GTRs), RT615s on another and the Z1* on the evo and I reckon of those four the Z1* is the better tyre. their UTQG is a bit higher than others but remember UTQG is not an outright indication of grip or compound. it's simply a treadwear rating. so it tells you about how long the tyre lasts. yes generally a lower number means a softer more grippy tyre but don't get too hung up on it as a pure indication of grip as that's not what it is.

[sav man]

That Dunlop has been tested in Tassie by a circuit racer, and he found them to be only about 1sec a lap slower than Medium DZ03's. He said it was only initial turn in where they didn't match proper R's

[Marlin]

That's impressive!

[Beer Baron]

That Dunlop has been tested in Tassie by a circuit racer, and he found them to be only about 1sec a lap slower than Medium DZ03's. He said it was only initial turn in where they didn't match proper R's

cheers for that sav-man. I would have guessed that to be about right. they are amazing for a road tyre. I'm going to put them on all my road cars from now on I think.

[Marlin]

You're such a high roller Baron

[R31Nismoid]

lol high roller... It's called tirerack.com

[Beer Baron]

yeah fk me dead tyre rack is cheap. give me a reach around and i'll buy you a set too! no way would I go back to ku36 and in fact I reckon the Z1* against an R888 would be interesting. on light cars the R888 might have the edge but we know they suffer on heavy stuff where as the Z1* seem to be good as gold. i rate 'em.

[NickR33]

lol high roller... It's called tirerack.com

have bought from them before? approx how much is shipping to Aus? (I tried to get shipping quote but it wanted ZIP code)

my KU36 are almost dead so might try the Z1... I mean if Baron rates them how can I say no

[R31Nismoid]

I've not, but most of my close mates have recently. Around 300-400 USD delivered for shipping.

So for instance you can get AD08s here for like 1400-1500 landed (265/18s). Depending if you get tax stung, and exchange rate etc.

You'll be paying 2200-2400 IIRC locally. It's a no brainer. Bridgestones you save even more on as markup here is offensive.

Not worth it for cheap tyresm but expensive road tyres/semi comps, cannot be beaten.

Infact semis (048s) and the hi-perf street AD08s are basically the same price delivered lol

[23 GTR]

cheers for that sav-man. I would have guessed that to be about right. they are amazing for a road tyre. I'm going to put them on all my road cars from now on I think.

How do they compare noise-wise?

[NickR33]

I've not, but most of my close mates have recently. Around 300-400 USD delivered for shipping.

So for instance you can get AD08s here for like 1400-1500 landed (265/18s). Depending if you get tax stung, and exchange rate etc.

You'll be paying 2200-2400 IIRC locally. It's a no brainer. Bridgestones you save even more on as markup here is offensive.

Not worth it for cheap tyresm but expensive road tyres/semi comps, cannot be beaten.

Infact semis (048s) and the hi-perf street AD08s are basically the same price delivered lol

cheers, just found the tirerack thread... I've got a few months left on the KU36 but might get Z1 now while exchange rate is good

[Beer Baron]

How do they compare noise-wise?

pretty good. the big difference i noticed on street vs semis (A050, A048 etc) is that the Z1s don't tramline like the semi's do. real semis on the street on poor roads tramline so badly they just about rip the wheel from your hand at times. The z1's obviously a bit more noisy than comfort spec road tyres but still very liveable unlike semi's.

but yeah from tirerack they are cheap cheap.

[phunky_monkey]

I've bought Hankook RS-3's from Tirerack for the STi. Cheap, easy and quick shipping

[Nee-san]

How do you guys go getting tyres in from OS ?

Aren't customs super keen on fumigation if they don't come on wheels or something ?

What's the go ?

Mate of mine is interested in some Semi's for his race car.

[Russman]

If they're new you shouldn't have any issues with customs.

pretty good. the big difference i noticed on street vs semis (A050, A048 etc) is that the Z1s don't tramline like the semi's do. real semis on the street on poor roads tramline so badly they just about rip the wheel from your hand at times. The z1's obviously a bit more noisy than comfort spec road tyres but still very liveable unlike semi's.

but yeah from tirerack they are cheap cheap.

On sydney roads it would be even worse!

[Marlin]

Tire rack doesn't list A050's?! Only A048's

Edit - Or O3G's......

Anyone shed any light on that?

Edit - I've emailed them a request for info on those.

Edited May 26, 2011 by Marlin

[handbrake]

speaking of tyres,

Yokohama are telling me the latest size A050 semi slick that would have been good for my car (295/35-18) is not available as the mold for this size (and a few others?) was damaged with the earthquake.

biggest semis other than the bridgestones are 295/30-18 (hankook vetnis Z221 and A050's), that diameter is about 80mm less than the standard wheel size on my car.

I wish there were some bigger smei slick options so we could match it with the EVO's