Nankang NS2R Tyres question
Discussion
Thurbs said:
The NS-2 took me to victory a couple of weekends ago on a dry to wet track: http://youtu.be/NZJc1wK7Hfc?t=8m10s
Timings: http://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=CSCC/2017/172964fuc....
Look from page 12 for the lap times in the race. It only got properly wet about lap 10.
Quick in the dry, only 0.7s off the AR-1 and in the wet they were awesome. Communicative, kept their heat, no aquaplaning and were progressive with slip angles.
Dave will be pleased to note they had loads of tread left on them when I finished!
www.lanciadeltaracing.com
That's very encouraging to hear!Timings: http://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=CSCC/2017/172964fuc....
Look from page 12 for the lap times in the race. It only got properly wet about lap 10.
Quick in the dry, only 0.7s off the AR-1 and in the wet they were awesome. Communicative, kept their heat, no aquaplaning and were progressive with slip angles.
Dave will be pleased to note they had loads of tread left on them when I finished!
www.lanciadeltaracing.com
Thurbs said:
The NS-2 took me to victory a couple of weekends ago on a dry to wet track: http://youtu.be/NZJc1wK7Hfc?t=8m10s
Timings: http://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=CSCC/2017/172964fuc....
Look from page 12 for the lap times in the race. It only got properly wet about lap 10.
Quick in the dry, only 0.7s off the AR-1 and in the wet they were awesome. Communicative, kept their heat, no aquaplaning and were progressive with slip angles.
Dave will be pleased to note they had loads of tread left on them when I finished!
www.lanciadeltaracing.com
Meant to ask were you using the 100 treadwear compound? Timings: http://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=CSCC/2017/172964fuc....
Look from page 12 for the lap times in the race. It only got properly wet about lap 10.
Quick in the dry, only 0.7s off the AR-1 and in the wet they were awesome. Communicative, kept their heat, no aquaplaning and were progressive with slip angles.
Dave will be pleased to note they had loads of tread left on them when I finished!
www.lanciadeltaracing.com
Thurbs said:
We are using the softest compound possible. I think the M3s are on the harder compound as they go out mostly in the dry.
geeks said:
We (as in the BMW Compact Cup) use the NS2R, we use the 180 compound. It seems counter productive but its actually better in the wet than the softer compound. Tread blocks don't move around as much under braking/cornering so disperse water out a bit better. Same reason applies to the dry. However also worth noting we don't allow tyre shaving so this makes a difference. If you are allowed to shave them then the softer compound maybe better.
The M3's use the harder AR-1, the 330's too!
Thanks guys, i'm running the medium 120 compound on small light historic GT car, you both have different experiences and schools of thought about these tyres, maybe I should stick with what i have have as best compromise compound. The M3's use the harder AR-1, the 330's too!
Thurbs said:
With tyres it is all dependant on the car, circuit and conditions.
I was at Donington over the weekend and it rained at the beginning of our re-started race. Put on the NS-2R and went from 6th to 1st by the exit of the first corner. Then lapped 2.5s over the rest of the field until I nearly ran out of fuel...
Sure the 4wd had a lot to do with that, as did the lines I took, but the tyres also are a factor here. I made dam sure I worked them really hard on the outlap so they were as hot as they possibly could be before the lights went out. I am rendering the long version now but here is the short one: https://youtu.be/DBMgupBVXAg
Thats very impressive, my mate was out in one of the Adams and Page Swinging Sixties races in his very powerful v8 TVR Griffith and he had horrendous grip problems in the rain, not surprisingly, ending in a big off retirement in similar conditions. I was at Donington over the weekend and it rained at the beginning of our re-started race. Put on the NS-2R and went from 6th to 1st by the exit of the first corner. Then lapped 2.5s over the rest of the field until I nearly ran out of fuel...
Sure the 4wd had a lot to do with that, as did the lines I took, but the tyres also are a factor here. I made dam sure I worked them really hard on the outlap so they were as hot as they possibly could be before the lights went out. I am rendering the long version now but here is the short one: https://youtu.be/DBMgupBVXAg
I used to have a UR quattro, the Integrale took that concept a few stages further.
geeks said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lg-vt4ezn0 - Silverstone 2015 was like a boat lake rather than a race track! Lad in this one races with hand controls!
Oh yes, didn't notice at first but right hand on throttle, wow that takes some doing, especially in those conditions.Gassing Station | UK Club Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff