Anybody have an opinion on the Nitto NT 01 as an all around tire, ie autox & track day tire?

I will mostly be doing autox this year but would really like just one set of wheels/tires to contend with for both. I know the Hoosier A6 is hard to beat but it not's going to be all that great for a track day, right? I won't be doing any where near enough track days to want to buy the R6...

The Nitto is attractively priced but from what I've read it doesn't get up to temperature on a autox course....

Toyo RA1?

Thanks for any info...

 

careful - the RA-1 has a treadwear rating of 100. that means the ST* classes cannot run that rubber (min 140)

 

Not to worry, I'm in SM! And I already run the RA1 but they were used and old when I got them. I just ordered another set of rims from 949Racing to be a dedicated autox set with the possiblity of using them at an HPDE event so that is the reason I'm looking for a little advice...

 

The NT01 is a great track tire. As for running it on the street as a main tire, I'm not sure. I'd love to hear some input as well. My main concern would be the tires being "Over heat-cycled" so they were just hard chunks of rubber. Even 5000 or so miles on the street would be touch considering the hundreds of heat cycles the tires would have to endure.

 

Thanks........ended up buying A6's.

Nice car! Almost a twin of mine except for the engine mods...