noddaz
noddaz SuperDork
2/10/17 7:11 a.m.

This is an aggressive snow tire...

WRC!

Brian
Brian MegaDork
2/10/17 9:21 a.m.

The studs are aggressive, but not nearly enough sipping in the tread.

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
2/10/17 10:18 a.m.

With that many studs the rubber never touches the ice.

Kylini
Kylini Dork
2/10/17 10:33 a.m.

The VW Borg Truck destroyed with these at RallyCross Nationals. Too bad SCCA is probably going to get smart about studs in all classes.

vwcorvette
vwcorvette SuperDork
2/10/17 10:35 a.m.

That's for super icy conditions.

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
2/10/17 7:06 p.m.

We now allow the Pirelli WR5 in our modified class.

Limited to 135/8515 size.

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
2/11/17 7:24 a.m.
Brian wrote: The studs are aggressive, but not nearly enough sipping in the tread.

The tread is only there to hold the studs in place

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
2/11/17 7:26 a.m.
Kylini wrote: The VW Borg Truck destroyed with these at RallyCross Nationals. Too bad SCCA is probably going to get smart about studs in all classes.

I still say that the studded tires were like a dog turd on the hood. Red herring.

People notice the tires, they don't notice the rear suspension so soft that it never unsettles the front end. Or that the driver previously won an MF championship in essentially a stock 8v Golf that he had two weeks to put together after rolling his previous car.

I really, REALLY like his motor mount arrangement. And his steering quickener mounting arrangement. (Why didn't I think of that??) There's a lot of thoughtful and realistically-useful touches in that car, and it was wielded by a really good driver. But everyone focuses on the tires.

He was dang fast at the Eastern Championship, too, nearly coming back to win after losing something like 20 (!!!) seconds due to a stall and hard restart on one run.

captdownshift
captdownshift PowerDork
2/11/17 11:40 a.m.

Google Redbull Frozen Rush Tires, they're made in Alabama, shipped to Norway where one man studs them, them shipped back to north America.

Link Having seen them in person, they're the perfect tires for mustangs leaving cars and coffee, as I think they could be used as a mruder weapon.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn UltimaDork
2/11/17 3:38 p.m.

Looks more like an ice tire than a snow tire to me.

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