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Originally Posted by Flash68
You really think the NT05s are in the same league as R888s? I have yet to hear or read of that. Interesting...
I have 2500 miles on mine (RTTC, 2 autoX days, and the Willow Springs day) and there is no way they are lasting 10k miles.
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Not exactly the same league but maybe not to far off. Think about it......I've read 8-10K on the NT05's and it sounds like your not even going to make it to 8K. I've also read that they heat up quick and get greasy near the end of the runs. Does that sound familiar to you? Are they stickier at the beginning of your runs? If so, they definitely have the characteristics of a soft compound tire.
Kyle Newman recently ran about 1.5 sec's faster than me at Buttonwillow 13 CW on NT05's. I was having issues with tire rub and heating up the rear tires prematurely but still, 2:08's is pretty impressive on a 200 treadwear tire.
I am tempted to do some testing pretty soon. I wonder if I could get a vendor or a member here to donate some new or used NT05's just for a test day.
Same car, same driver........NT05's versus R888's.