Anyone care to weigh in on these shoes? I have a 996tt. Want them for the street but also the occasional track day if the weather keeps me from using my Sport Cups. Met a guy at a recent track event that was really happy with them.

 

The Falken tire's are great tire's for the street and autocross try the nitto nto1's they are sticky

 

That guy at the track may have been me. I have been driving to and from track events (Pocono, Summit, LRP, WGI) and have done 15 days on my first set and they are still as sticky as ever. Certainly a lot less tread than new for that downpour that awaits me on the way home from the Glen but still safe. I am changing them after LRP next week. The other option, as mentioned, which I may try are the Nitto NT-01s.

The only drawback is they tend to overheat after about 20-30 minutes depending on how hard you push them.

Other than that they are great and relatively inexpensive given the options available in these sizes.

'02 C4 NB
18x 8, 245/40 + 11x18, 315/30

 

Scott, good to see more folks on 6 speed that are track hounds! Yea I was at SP with Mike R. and got intro'd to you.

See you at Lime Rock

(I PM'd you my contact info...never exchanged at SP)

Lester

 

Great tire. I've tracked them in my Audi TT.

After the Azenis, I used Bridgestone RE-01R which is stickier, but also more expensive.

The Azenis are the best bang for the buck, IMO.

 

The only problem that I have had with the Falkens are they like to overheat. But they are hard to beat for the price. If you can afford a little more, I would suggest the Bridgestone RE-01R. They are a very sticky tire, that hold up very well on the track. I have known quite a few people that love them on the track, as well as myself.

 

the azenis rt-615 is one of the best street/track tires for the price IMO, you might also want to check out the hankook ventus R-s2, they are suppose to be comparable to the RT-615. I never had personal experience with the R-s2 but with the RT-615 i liked it for my street/track tire.

 

got them on my track wheels, one of the best grip/price tires. Only down side is they flow around in heavy rain ;(. if you live in a sunny city, then I would highly recommend them.

 

very good tires, I had these on at the drift event (front of course) grips like motherfather!

 

RT-615 is great until you get them hot/sticky, and then they just slide around, much like the older RT-215 compound. Rain driving is mediocre at best.

I've had the Hankook RS-2's for a short time, no track time, and they've had some pretty good grip. I'd say that one is more of a street tire than track tire.

Ed

 

^ correct. rt615 has a narrow temperature band best for autx where you only do one run and then water spray to cool them down.

Best bang for the buck for street tires occasional autx.

 

and don't forget, for track only you had the NT-01's on the gunmetal wheels. What a difference those tires were than the RT-615's.

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But i do agree. RT-615's were great for everyday driving and occasional track.

if you have an extra set of wheels. maybe a better track only tire would be good