Anyone tried these yet? Tire Rack Extreme performance with low noise and a moderate price.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....t+Z1+Star+Spec

 

I think there are already threads out there re: these tires. They are supposed to be great for auto-x. They are high on my list once I burn through my F1 GS-D3's.

 

Here are a coupla threads on them:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ight=star+spec

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ight=star+spec

I have mine just waiting for the wheels to arrive.

 

I'd go out to my car a "glare" at the khumos if I thought it would make the tread disappear sooner-thats how anxious I am to put the Dunlops on....soon...very soon.

 

Thanks for the links!

 

Great tire for grip (wet and dry), but not the quietest - not unbearable though. Well worth the price.
Good luck!

Mark

 

Lotsa folks locally in the BMWCCA love them for AX. However the sizes are very limited in the 15 and 16 inch diameters. I had looked into putting them on to replace my worn out 215-45-16 Falken Azenis RT-615s that had gotten 'hard' but couldn't find a size I wanted to use. If they made a 215-45-16 or a 225-45-16 I would have bought them in a New York minute

I settled for the Hankook RS-2 Z212s in 225-45-16 through Edge Racing. Ya gotta love big meaty tires with a 200 treadwear rating! These (Hankook RS-2) tires are apparently being discontinued

 

Try this?

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...7&postcount=28

Gtech RR based skid pad and slalom testing on 195/55-15 Z1 Star Spec

YMMV however

last year [225/45-15 'Kook RS2] max wet grip around .85g, dry 1.06g

this year [195/55-15 Z1] max wet grip 1.03g, dry 1.13g so far

The Z1s are quieter, tramline less, keep the steering wheel calmer, grip better, and cost less.

The testing was at full tread BTW - not shaved.

Bloody good. Arguably the RE-01R or the Toyo R1R are as good, possibly a touch better depending on conditions.

 

In which conditions do you think the RE-01R and Toyo R1R would be better?

 

Is there a replacement on the way?

 

Hmmm, and I thought everything was bigger in Texas! Thats what they told me when I was stationed at Ft. Hood some twenty plus years ago. Don't know about bigger, but it sure was hotter!!!
Wish there was a way I could test all these tires side by side, but then again, seems like everyone is on the autoX tire bandwagon now. Hard to keep up with all the new tires.