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Originally posted by Jake:
z- interesting stuff. I've been running 225/50-14 Toyo's for the last year and a half and have been loving them. At least 25 Heat Cycles on them. The R3S04 is said to last much longer and stick better than the old ones - but as you say - it would be nice to see something scientific. 1-2 sec? What track? What car? etc....
As for setup - I don't think the setup for the different tires is really all that different. If somebody thinks it is, please let me know.
I ran the new tire at Pocono two weeks ago, and I reset my own best time there by almost 2 seconds. I will know better after this weekend at the 12 hour how the tire holds up on distance, but overall I think it is a dramatically improved tire. The turnin is different, it seems to be less prone to flatspotting, and the tread patch is a littler bigger for the same size tire.