I dunno. Generally they are more but lately I've been seeing RE11s cheaper when bought not online but at the actual Firestone store. And for an all around tire, street/track/dry/wet it's hard to beat. Although I agree that the RS3 is good also.

 

Honestly I did not know the difference between the R spec tires and the normal street tires etc before this thread.

Is the RS3 mainly a track tire?

EDIT: Did some research and definitely seems like RS3 is not good on wet pavement at all.

 

RS3 is more for the people who have their cars as weekend play toys. When I did DD my car, my track (615's, NT05's or RS3's ) tires sat on the rack at home.

 

Ill pass on those for now then. It's still going to be a DD.

 

Good thread:

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...-inside-2.html

 

Looks like the RE-11s are the way to go...

 

lol I DD on RS3, my 350z is currently my only car and my RPF1 wrapped on RS3 are currently my only rims.. youll be fine.

 

If you have track rims why don't you get some R6, NT01, TD, etc?

 

For a tire with a good bit of treadlife I highly recommend the RE-11 or Michelin Pilot Super Sport.

Can't go wrong with either.

 

Learning how to drive, people who learn to maximize grip on lesser tires are typically faster drivers, and Time Attack the two street classes require tires with 140 tread wear or higher. Next season I will have RS3's mounted for Redline and a set of NT01's mounted for NASA TT. 5 years and I'm just now moving to a set of R comps.


I like playing a trackdays on street tires in the red group. I'm typically one of the fastest people on track with street tires and beating up on the R comp guys.

 

Thanks for all the info guys! Definitely helped me a lot.

This may open an entire new discussion..... but is there any small things I would need for minor tracking of my car? Such as an oil cooler, etc.

 

I track on all seasons because it forces me to learn car control and makes me a better driver. I have done 10 events like this....I will eventually go to a sticky street tire like a RS3 but for now I think that would handicap my learning curve with too much grip for my stock Z.
You need good fluids in the engine, transmission, rear diff, brakes, clutch, and quality brake pads.

My stock Z + brake pads with the Porsche Club:

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49570970" width="656" height="369" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/49570970">Atlanta Motorsports Park 9/16/12</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8477235">Chad Bee</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

 

Looks like it would scare the hell out of me! I'm gonna be the slow guy on the track everyone is annoyed by...

 

We all started somewhere. I was the slow guy once.

All OEM fluids are good for your first few trackdays. Just make sure they are within the service intervals. After a few days i suggest looking into an oil cooler and Dot 4 brake fluid, then move up to more of a track pad.

 

Apologies for thread jacking. Would 305/30/19's fit on the OEM 19x10? Specifically rs3's. I'm assuming since the consensus is to put 295/30/19's on the 305's should be okay, or is that the tipping point?

OP my first track day was done on square 265/35/19 rs3's. Amazing tire. Agreed it probably did mask alot of flaws, but Imo they are very predictable and give lots of feedback. For me I still wanted to be semi-quick and learn at the same time.

 

My first track day was embarrassing looking back at how I drove. You get comfortable and start pushing your boungreies.

 

I respectfully disagree. I highly suggest better than OEM fluid. My first track day I was having major brake fade and my clutch pedal stuck to the floor a couple times. Also we all know the Z doesn't have the most bullet proof transmission or rear diff. I moved to Motul fluids and have been very happy and have had zero issues.