Nitto NT-01 Tires

[cjb25hs]

Bringing this thread back to the surface. Does anyone have experience running the Nitto's unshaved on a 2300lb car in warmer temperatures?

[splitime]

Bringing this thread back to the surface. Does anyone have experience running the Nitto's unshaved on a 2300lb car in warmer temperatures?

Just ran 2 days on brand new 225/45/15s in my 2350 (with me in car) turbo miata on Autobahn South track and loved it. Kept tire pressures between 34-36, 2psi higher front to rear and wear was very very nice. I haven't checked them after my last couple sessions, but the 1.5day mark they were even and looked very healthy.

Temps first day were ~70. It hit almost 80 on the 2nd day. The car stuck like glue and they squealed nicely at the limit.

So far I'm very happy that I picked them for my new HPDE tire.

[ericblois]

ive run the nto1 and ra1s on my 2600 lbs ITA race car. didnt feel a big difference between the 2 but my car is really softly sprung. also my friends race car same as mine ran a set on NT01s the whole season last year 8-9 race weekends plus one this year and 3 full track days before they started chording temp range from 45-105 on the race weekends. got to love the northwest we had snow again for the first race this year.

[Wreckerboy]

You might want to watch this thread at SM dot com for more Nitto news. It appears that WDCR is testing the waters in SM for these tires as well.

[Dano77]

two teams will be running nittos in the NARRC series this season. We'll let you know how yhey work
Dan
70 IT7

[arpenn]

My Brother and I ran at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Oklahoma this past weekend. We had the Nitto's heat cycled at discount tire direct and we are running them full tread, no shaving. I ran 3 sessions on an older set of Hoosiers that are still in good shape, then we put on the new Nitto NT01's and I ran 2 sessions on them. My lap times were just as fast as the older Hoosiers but more consistent. I thought the tires felt great, to me they had more grip. Now you have to understand that we have never had a new set of Hoosiers, these were used and we have no idea how many heat cycles they have on them, all we know is they haven't corded yet. My brother ran 2 sessions on Sunday on the older Hoosiers and then 3 sessions on the Nitto's. He said he thought they felt the same as the Hoosiers. He actually ran faster on the Nitto's than the Hoosiers and again his lap times were more consistent. Right before my brothers last session (the 12 lap race) it came in an poured rain. The track was wet when the race started and began to dry some during the race. The Nitto's did better on the wet track than we expected. My brother said they felt really good. He finished 2nd overall among 3 classes. Even after five 20min. sessions at Hallett which is known to be very hard on tires we see very little wear on the Nitto's. We are very happy with the Nitto's and will probably buy another set, and did I mention they are $300 a set cheaper than the Hoosiers! For us they are a great deal. They might not work for everyone, but if you are on a budget like us you should give them a try.