Just read about the following in a UK magazine..........

When Continental launched their new 224mph rated tyres for ultra supercars last month, they invited several German tuners to bring their fastest cars to Nardo's high speed bowl to test-them.

A few Porsches, Ferraris, BMWs, Mercedes etc turned up from many tuners (not Ruf though ).

The top two cars on the day were both modified 911s (not sure if GT2 or 996TT based).

Techart got their GT Street S to 360kph or 222mph

9FF got their 996 to 374kph or a staggering 232mph.


Guy

 

damn go 9FF. Sounds like their business over there definately knows what they are doing.

 

I´d like to see them invite Manthey and Sportec. That SHOULD be interesting.

 

I'm more interested in this "new" tire and if it can bring some respect to the Conti's

 

guy,
what mag? i'd very much like to hear all you knwo about that tyre; it may be a new choice for open road racing.. what is the model and ehat else do you know???

thanks

 

The tyre has been announced quite a while ago. It´s called the ContiSportContact 2 Vmax, rated up to 360 kph. As far as I know it´s currently only available for 19" wheels.

 

Where did you read this guy? I wonder what the R turbo Nardo could get?

all the best
adam

 

From what I have experinced,....... the Sportec turbos are not as good as claimed. Manthey however would compete very well at any shootout IMHO.

Theo

 

That's amazing! Anybody got the link for 9FF?

Thanks

 

www.9ff.com . I remember more than one person having problems with the USA 9ff representative.

 

It was in a BMW magazine and the article was about the tires primarily..................

The tire is made in 235 and 315 sizes in 19" specifically for Porsche applications..............

Guy

 

did they list the times it took to get there?

 

Besides compounding and constructing for high speeds, the Vmax comes with a shallow tread depth ( 5-6mm ) to minimize heat build up.