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Fast GTO · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:13 pm

What do you all think of these?

They at least look good.

:roll:

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Introducing the Nitto NT-01, the pinnacle of Nitto Tires technical excellence. The NT-01 is a D.O.T. approved* competition radial with an asymmetrical, non-directional tread pattern optimized for dry racing conditions. Beginning with a tread depth of 6/32nds", the NT-01 can be shaved to 4/32nds" to reveal a "slick" tread surface with two circumferential tread grooves. The NT-01 features a racing-inspired tread compound formulated for on-track performance to deliver extreme cornering power for fast and consistent track times.

numach14me · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:35 pm **Posts:** 25

I don't like them and feel that they don't work at all for Bitburg. I ram better times with the crap stock street tires. But that's just my opinion

Fast GTO · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:36 pm

numach14me wrote:

I don't like them and feel that they don't work at all for Bitburg. I ram better times with the crap stock street tires. But that's just my opinion

Cool, so you actually have these.

They have a tread rating of 100 so I would imagine they would work well when dry out.

Roy · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:21 am

NUMACH is that from a drag race perspective or a slalom perspective. Here shortly I will be giving a second opinion on them.

jinstall · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:32 pm

Those are ROAD RACE/DRIFT tires not drag tires and I am sure that they would not be good for drag racing. Also I would like to see these first had to see how good thay actually are on the side walls. I see too many people running RR slicks and not drag slicks and cannot figure out why they are not getting traction. The sidwalls are too stiff and makes them impracticle for drag racing. Every FWD car there except for the Opel had RR slicks instead of drag slicks.

Firechicken · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:52 am

Looks like it would be a great tire if there is a DOT tread wear limit of 100 imposed on the Koth event.

Lancer033 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:57 pm

I'm wondering how streetable those would be with only 2 few MM for most of the tread and only 2 lines at 6mm. Don't see how they could match up to a normal DOT slick with a 60 tread rating. May be a good compromise if you had to drive to and from the track on them. Better than a street tire for sure, but it's got to be giving up some traction to get the tread rating up to 100.

Val is there a tire rule for the KOTH or how serious are they talking about one?

Roy · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:43 pm

From what I heard from the rumour mill . The tire will have to have a min tread rating of 100.

85z28 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:57 pm

hey roy what is this rumor mill thing.
just ideas floating around in your head. hehe

Lancer033 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:00 pm

85z28 wrote:

hey roy what is this rumor mill thing.
just ideas floating around in your head. hehe

...tell everyone that you have to run street tires for the event, then no one else will show up with track tires and you get an easy win :twisted:

Firechicken · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:50 pm

That's not really true. I had to run my BFG G-force KDWIIs for KoTH, there where some on slicks and I was able to take them down in the 1/4, R/C, & still took 3rd in Auto-X. I hear you, the racing tires make a WORLD of difference all things considered!!

Lancer033 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:54 pm

I started a thread on Z06vette.com and there is a thread on the corvette forum about these wheels too.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthr ... orum_id=23

http://z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89052

85z28 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:10 pm

http://z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87862
this is the post that silverbullet was talking about I think
I have never used any of the other tires so it doesn't really mean anything to me but he liked them.

numach14me · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:35 pm **Posts:** 25

Sorry I thought they were the extreme's next time I'll have to read it

Lancer033 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:34 am

The bottom Line, you're giving up about a second to the 710s, but you can drive home with them.

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There's a test of them in the new Grassroots motorsports on p.115. The autocross results were:
Kumho 710 40.159
Avon Tech RA 40.282
Nitto NT01 41.149
Since the Nitto is streetable, I respected these results against full on race tires

Firechicken · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:28 pm

That 1 second can seperate 1st -3rd & sometimes 1-4 places(happened to me, once in 1st and then 4th). It was tight this season, you had to be on your game and use everything to your advantage.

Roy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:28 pm

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Definitely a dry weater tire. Think I can make it work , that or the Michelin Pilot sport cup.

Firechicken · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:19 am

I'm thinking V710s or a straight up racing slick!!

Lancer033 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:52 am

Firechicken wrote:

I'm thinking V710s or a straight up racing slick!!

same here, I found a set of wheels on e-bay for $345. I'm thinking that the 710s will be faster for the 1st several runs, just hope it doesn't rain.

Firechicken · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:25 pm

If we race in the same location(up the hill) and there is no standing water, I really think that the V710s will be just fine in the rain. The concrete is pretty rough up there....now the asphalt is a different story :shock:

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