adam525i said:My cousin had a moment in his Camaro ZL1 1LE on the SC3R on a cooler fall track night, he came out of the pits after the sun had set and found himself facing the wrong way after turning into T1 lol.
Boggles my mind that the GM lawyers allowed them to sell SC3R as OE fitments. How could folks not get in trouble? I suppose if nannies are employed and calibrated heavy-handed, you get away with it.
I'm guessing your cousin turned those off?
I would like to see this same test using a heavier car. like a BMW M4 or Porche 911 or Corvette.
Z06Freak said:I would like to see this same test using a heavier car. like a BMW M4 or Porche 911 or Corvette.
Tire Rack will be doing that this spring, as will Jonothan Benson of Tyre Reviews.
All:
I looked into the new Hoosier TA for my Boss 302 LS and after reading the literature ( 3 full pages) for the tire I selected a new set of GY SC3's instead. The break in and heat cycle requirements fior the TA's are very specific as in specific for Road Course use versus Autocross use as are the recommended pressures for each use a well as for specific car weights. Also, they detail specific chassis set-ups as well for optimium detailed. Hoosier spells out the tire is not intended for high banked super speedways (Daytona?) or high speed and banked tracks like WGI without specific pressures and camber adjustments.
Great company with a great product line, but for your regular HPDE participant like me with 30-40 track days over a typical season on many different tracks; Summit Point, VIR, NJMP, etc. , I will stick with the GY's or Bridgestones, both of which I have used in the past.
Markhardy001 said:All:
I looked into the new Hoosier TA for my Boss 302 LS and after reading the literature ( 3 full pages) for the tire I selected a new set of GY SC3's instead. The break in and heat cycle requirements fior the TA's are very specific as in specific for Road Course use versus Autocross use as are the recommended pressures for each use a well as for specific car weights. Also, they detail specific chassis set-ups as well for optimium detailed. Hoosier spells out the tire is not intended for high banked super speedways (Daytona?) or high speed and banked tracks like WGI without specific pressures and camber adjustments.
Great company with a great product line, but for your regular HPDE participant like me with 30-40 track days over a typical season on many different tracks; Summit Point, VIR, NJMP, etc. , I will stick with the GY's or Bridgestones, both of which I have used in the past.
FWIW, I treated them the same as every other 200tw -- nothing special -- and got great performance out of them for many, many laps. They are now down to 1/32 and quicker than ever. How much quicker? Stay tuned for that story...
Some of that web site verbiage is CYA liability stuff. Getting parent Continental to approve development of a legit street legal motorsports oriented tire like this took some doing. This is a whole 'nuther level of performance beyond the Conti ECF.
In reply to kb58 :Yep, like all those formula cars.
I'd say the difference is Hoosier provides actual support and tech documentation where most tires are more like "Have fun, try not to die!"
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