Tyre choice
 

Hi, I have a v6 type r with dccd and do a lot of drag racing, it also gets pushed hard on B roads and with 450 BHP i need good grippy tyres, I'm currently on toyo t1r's but fancy a change, been looking at Yokohama ad08 and the nankang track tyres as well as a few others.
Would like people's opinions and choices please , thanks. Oh and they are 215/40/17

Nankang or ad08r will be perfect for you.

Do you go to smeatharpe to do your racing then?

The ns2rs in 120 compound would be my choice.

Ns2r's in 120 or Federal RS-R's which are 140, Any one seen or tried the new Nanakang yet...looks awesome but more along the lines of an A048 but in an 80 compound :D

Yeah i go smeatharpe a lot, sure I met you last time, was it you who had gearbox issues, thanks for the replies will look into the ad08r and nankang 120 tyres a bit more

Just a question, what do you think of the t1r's at that sort of power?

Crap in a word ;)

Yes that's me mate. I've used the ns2r on mine and it is a brilliant tyre. Also got a set of 235/40/17 to go on with my new wheels for next year.

Was yours the white type r?

I might have been lucky and the gearbox may have escaped serious damage. My hub and drive shaft didn't though...

Just so you know the ns2r in 120 compound don't seem to last 2 minutes, so for that reason I went for ad08r, great tyre.

Cheers guys good feedback here, I've got the blue type r mate, glad you escaped gearbox issues, what happened to the hub and shaft? I guess sheared the splines. The toyo t1r's have been okay but just don't feel the grip now I've upped the power, maybe going a little more soon as well.
I think I will price up the ad08r and ns2r and have a think, thanks again guys.