new nankang track tyres

[LeeRS]

http://www.motmotorsport.co.uk/nankang-ar-1-100-c.asp

 

[charltjr]

Interesting. Their website is a bit buggered but does give a bit more info.

http://www.nankangtyre.co.uk/performance/motorsport/ar-1

Looks like they're going after the high end trackday market now, if they're as price/performance competitive as the NS2-R they could be quite something.

 

[JamesBryan]

Not much tread on them, may as well be slick lol

 

[charltjr]

Soft too, tread wear number is 80. No "street" compound with this one

Definitely targeting the proper semi-slick track market, it being road legal is just a bonus really. Be interesting to see how it stands up against the top end track tyres like the A048.

 

[RS Charlie]

If the NS-2R is anything to go by it will be interesting to see how these fare.

 

[LeeRS]

Do you rate the ns2r on track Charlie?
Ive got the ns2 on the road and for the money they aren't bad. A bit loose in the wet but I expected that. In the dry, as good as any of the toyo, kumho, hankook etc.

 

[R3k1355]

The road NS2 was not that great, the NS2R is probably the best value for money track oriented tyre around.

No idea why they share such a similar name, they're worlds apart.