Best Track Tire

We've already compared track tires without a tread pattern and with a tread pattern. Recall that slicks are not allowed for use on public roads. It's interesting to know which of the tires that can be used on public roads are the strongest on the track? Moreover, there's an interesting difference both in the average speed of passing the track and in braking, and since there's a tread pattern, it's interesting to compare the results both on dry and wet surfaces.

That's exactly the kind of test conducted by the specialists from Sportauto in the size 235/35ZR19.

For comparison, we'll take 5 models of the most popular tires among track testing enthusiasts in our country.

Braking on dry pavement from 100 km/h

• Continental SportContact 7 – 33.5
• Nankang AR-1 – 33.7
• Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport – 35.5
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R – 35.8
• Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R – 36.0

Average speed of passing the track on dry pavement

• Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R - 135
• Nankang AR-1 – 134.6
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R – 133.7
• Continental SportContact 7 – 129.8
• Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport – 130.4

Characteristics on dry. Conclusions:

The Continental shows itself well. The gap from Pirelli of 2.5 meters in braking on dry pavement could have given reason to call Continental the leader on dry pavement, but the same Pirelli confidently outstrips them in average speed on the track. Thus, the strongest tire on the track in dry weather can be confidently called Nankang AR-1. On the other hand, this is not surprising. The tire is maximally close to a slick. Let's see what will happen on wet pavement.

Braking on wet pavement from 80 km/h

• Continental SportContact 7 – 27.5
• Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport – 33.5
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R – 33.5
• Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R - 40
• Nankang AR-1 – 41.1

Average speed of passing the track on wet pavement

• Continental SportContact 7 – 87.7
• Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport – 87.7
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R – 83.4
• Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R – 80.4
• Nankang AR-1 – 70.6

Longitudinal aquaplaning. Speed of losing contact with the road.

• Continental SportContact 7 – 69.2
• Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport – 68.7
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R – 66.0
• Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R – 60.9
• Nankang AR-1 – 54.3

Characteristics on wet. Conclusions:

We can immediately start with Nankang AR-1. The worst result in all three parameters on wet pavement. Again, not surprisingly, the tire is a compromise, and for high performance on dry pavement, you have to pay.

The leader on wet pavement was Continental SportContact 7. Given that this tire fought for leadership on dry pavement, it can be rightly called the most balanced and strongest tire for the track and everyday driving.