Thoughts on BF Goodrich g-Force R1

[Tristan Smith]

How does the performance of these tires stack up to the rest of the Race DOT tires out there? I am looking for 255/40 17 tire for the 300zx and surprisingly enough the Goodrich is one of only a few tire makers with a tire this size.

Yes, I know it will not be as fast as a Hoosier......but then again, the car will be new and I won't know the difference.

[BruceG]

Ran them at Skip Barber 3 day racing school. Not as much grip as the hoosiers but much better wear and better in the rain(obviously). They run them on all their Formula Skip Barbers.

[CRallo]

Ran them at Skip Barber 3 day racing school. Not as much grip as the hoosiers but much better wear and better in the rain(obviously). They run them on all their Formula Skip Barbers.

Wow! When was this!?

[BruceG]

Sorry Chris..brain fade. They were BF Goodrich Gforce but obviously not R1's...LOL. Part about the grip in the rain is correct though since they are radials...ar..ar. Skippy runs them because they don't have time to change to rain tires in the schools if there is a downpour and they are much better wearing due to a hard compound.

That being said, the R1's would have been great for extra grip!

[Cobrar05]

My experience with the BFG R1 is that they can be as fast as the Hoosier R6. If they are not, its marginal and only for a few heat cycles. The R1 will hold its lap times for a full race run and a couple dozen heat cycles.

We ran R1's on the Mustang in the ARRC enduro in 2007. Three hours on the same tires and set fast lap of the race 5 times in the final 15 minutes of the race.

I ran my personal best lap times at Road Atlanta this past August on the same set of R1's. I highly recommend them.

[Tristan Smith]

Thanks Rob, that's reassurring. Especially since you are running a heavy car like mine will be.