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SFV1LE · 07-04-2022, 11:59 PM

I have a lot of track experience with Hankook TDs, but not V12... Hankook TD are great R comp track tires but don't come in any ZL1 sizes. RS-4 next in line... a good new non R-comp autocross and occasional track tire (RS-3 replacement) but biggest size so far 305/30/19. V12 Evo is not designed for track but sounds like it works ok for a few laps, I'm betting track use is heat cycling them out fast.

In my experience with ZLE tracking 3R, A7, PSC2, and Pirelli DH, the GY 3R is the best DOT R comp in the world right now in terms of both grip and durability--they're great until they cord. I know an amazing driver who did 1:27 at Laguna on 3Rs in a stock McLaren 765. Check where that sits among Laguna lap times, says it all in my opinion.

The McLaren with same driver on Hankook Ventus V12 would never break 1:34--1:34 is blistering fast and what Pobst did in ZLE. So that's a minimum 7 second difference on a relatively short track. V12 to 3R for a great driver is not a 2-3 second difference, it's a lot more.

07-04-2022, 11:59 PM	#38
SFV1LE Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: CA Posts: 1,365	I have a lot of track experience with Hankook TDs, but not V12... Hankook TD are great R comp track tires but don't come in any ZL1 sizes. RS-4 next in line... a good new non R-comp autocross and occasional track tire (RS-3 replacement) but biggest size so far 305/30/19. V12 Evo is not designed for track but sounds like it works ok for a few laps, I'm betting track use is heat cycling them out fast. In my experience with ZLE tracking 3R, A7, PSC2, and Pirelli DH, the GY 3R is the best DOT R comp in the world right now in terms of both grip and durability--they're great until they cord. I know an amazing driver who did 1:27 at Laguna on 3Rs in a stock McLaren 765. Check where that sits among Laguna lap times, says it all in my opinion. The McLaren with same driver on Hankook Ventus V12 would never break 1:34--1:34 is blistering fast and what Pobst did in ZLE. So that's a minimum 7 second difference on a relatively short track. V12 to 3R for a great driver is not a 2-3 second difference, it's a lot more. Last edited by SFV1LE; 07-05-2022 at 12:11 AM.