Are semi-slick race tires worth it, or should one just save money and go for performance road tires?
Still road legal, the Nankang track tires have nearly no tread, nearly no tread depth, and cost about 2.5 times as much as bargain-basement tires. How much time can save a driver on a track, then? [Spoilers below].came with, the driver, Scott Mansell, was able to complete a short lap of 58.79 seconds and complained the whole way around that he was either going into corners too quickly or out of shape going around them.
On the cheapest set of replacement tires, Mansell was quicker, but only by 0.24 seconds. Through the lap he complained of many of the same issues and the sidewalls flexed aggressively. He was much more complimentary about the mid-range performance tires, though.Potenzas, he managed a time 57.84 seconds, an improvement of 0.95 over the original tires. Such was their quality that they actually beat the semi-slick tires, which managed a time of 57.90 on their first outing.
Once they were set to the correct pressures, though, the Nankang tires were the fastest overall. With a time of 57.2 seconds, they shaved 1.59 seconds over the old rubber on quite a short lap, an improvement that is exaggerated on longer laps. Depending on your budget and needs, they may be worth it after all, though the team admits that the Bridgestones are likely the ones that make the most sense for the majority of drivers.
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