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Deep Six · 12-06-2018, 07:49 AM

Had a chance to run a brand new set of Conti slicks earlier this year at Sebring. Amazing grip, pulled nearly 1.8 G's in the hairpin during their first and only session when the passenger side valvetrain came apart and took the built motor with it. Needless to say this set is for sale in the classified mounted on a brand new set of Wedsports 105N's. Whole package not a whole lot more than a new set of R7's.

Hyper4mance2k · 12-07-2018, 01:17 PM

That guy is right! Never buy used slicks. In 2009, I ran a set of used Hoosiers for the full AutoX season and I ended up finishing 2nd in Mod. Unless you want those kind of results, don't buy used.

Wait... maybe you can buy used.

BlueWhelan · 12-22-2018, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lutfy

Call up JB Racing Tires: Two Six Two Nine Zero Three Four Two Three Five.

No affiliation. He sells A7 (Autox compound) as well. Those tires come up to temps faster even on the road course. If getting 225 sized tires, suggest 225/40 vs the 45 series tire as you'll get some oomph from the gearing as well.

Cheers,

Lutfy

+1 for JB. I used to buy from them when I ran my old car. They don’t always have the sizes we are looking for though...

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Robbie · 12-22-2018, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dpaqu

I'm seeing these new and used for pretty cheap. How are they as a track day tire on a lightly modified car? How impractical would they be on an autocross?

They’ll be fine for both, but will be pretty far off any dedicated autocross tires because they are designed to work best hot as they’re an endurance tire. So if you can hot lap they’ll get better each run, but these are slower than R7’s and A7’s.

Jonsey · 12-27-2018, 10:47 AM

I have run the Conti slicks from Bimmerworld for testing day purposes. They are a bit slower than R7s at their best but get greasy a lot faster. However, for the price they make a lot of sense and I could always get at least 3 track days out of a used set. They are a great DE tire, but I think they are too slow coming up to temp to be a good autocross tire (speaking without experience).

That said, if you have only done four track days, I wouldn't move from stock tires to slicks. Grippy tires mask driving errors and will impede your development. I would stick with lower grip tires until you really feel like the tires and not your driving are the limiting factor.

Maxxturbo · 12-27-2018, 06:36 PM

Conti slicks are basically built as an endurance tire. They have an extra layer of tread. Most of the races they are used for are 2-6 hours. They would be tough to get heat into fast enough for autocross purposes.

12-06-2018, 07:49 AM	#15
Deep Six Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS / 2013 427 Vert Location: Orlando Posts: 611 Thanks: 212 Thanked 328 Times in 197 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Had a chance to run a brand new set of Conti slicks earlier this year at Sebring. Amazing grip, pulled nearly 1.8 G's in the hairpin during their first and only session when the passenger side valvetrain came apart and took the built motor with it. Needless to say this set is for sale in the classified mounted on a brand new set of Wedsports 105N's. Whole package not a whole lot more than a new set of R7's. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2013 FR-S Asphalt BC Coils/Rev Works UEL header/HKS Front Pipe/Racing Brake BBK/Shorai LW Battery/ACT 6 Puck Clutch/FBM Radiator & Oil Pan/JR Oil Cooler/Jackson Racing High Boost C30/Rev Works Built Motor 2016 Audi TTS APR Tuned

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Hyper4mance2k Shadetree Project Ratchet Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: series.Blue Location: Greater DMV Posts: 1,014 Thanks: 1,575 Thanked 634 Times in 376 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	That guy is right! Never buy used slicks. In 2009, I ran a set of used Hoosiers for the full AutoX season and I ended up finishing 2nd in Mod. Unless you want those kind of results, don't buy used. Wait... maybe you can buy used. __________________ The Shadetree Project: I turn wrenches

12-27-2018, 10:47 AM	#19
Jonsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: DFW Posts: 272 Thanks: 369 Thanked 216 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have run the Conti slicks from Bimmerworld for testing day purposes. They are a bit slower than R7s at their best but get greasy a lot faster. However, for the price they make a lot of sense and I could always get at least 3 track days out of a used set. They are a great DE tire, but I think they are too slow coming up to temp to be a good autocross tire (speaking without experience). That said, if you have only done four track days, I wouldn't move from stock tires to slicks. Grippy tires mask driving errors and will impede your development. I would stick with lower grip tires until you really feel like the tires and not your driving are the limiting factor. __________________ "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain

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