In addition to a new engine, our Z06 Corvette left for Time Trials Nats with new rubber, too: Goodyear’s new Eagle RS-R, a DOT-approved R-compound race tire. This Goodyear has experienced some early success in SCCA GT2 competition, where it has won a couple of National road races and turned faster laps than the costlier brand-H tires the bulk of …
Very confusing article in that two different BFG tires are referenced, Rivals regarding tire sizes, and R1S is on the graph. Seems like this Goodyear RS-R would be a R1S competitor (don't say rival), so not sure why the Rival was even referenced?
Regardless, where can you get or find any information on these new Goodyears? Can't find a thing on the web about them, TireRack is clueless, not on any tire site I've looked at.
Are they a 40 or 100 TW tire? Available sizes, costs, etc??
Oh, and has BFG just pulled out completely from the R-comp game? R1 and R1S not available anywhere any longer except a few leftover sizes. I'd hate to have the super pricey Hoosier, way too slow Toyo, and much too skinny Hankook be the only competitors. Which is why I'd like to know more about this new Goodyear.
jbrauer11 said:Very confusing article in that two different BFG tires are referenced, Rivals regarding tire sizes, and R1S is on the graph. Seems like this Goodyear RS-R would be a R1S competitor (don't say rival), so not sure why the Rival was even referenced?
Regardless, where can you get or find any information on these new Goodyears? Can't find a thing on the web about them, TireRack is clueless, not on any tire site I've looked at.Are they a 40 or 100 TW tire? Available sizes, costs, etc??
Oh, and has BFG just pulled out completely from the R-comp game? R1 and R1S not available anywhere any longer except a few leftover sizes. I'd hate to have the super pricey Hoosier, way too slow Toyo, and much too skinny Hankook be the only competitors. Which is why I'd like to know more about this new Goodyear.
The Rival comparison was included because we dismounted 315/335 Rivals and installed 315/335 Goodyears on the same wheels, so it was a handy size comparison. The R1S comparison was included because we had data from the same track, although that was a set of 315 square R1Ss on a different set of wheels.
I'll actually be able to get some data with a set of 315/335 Hoosiers next week at LSFest at NCM on at least a few of the corners that we ran for TTN on the Goodyears. So I'm super curious what some of that data is going to look like.
And, yeah, Goodyear's sales machine is not running at full speed. For info on the tires you have to go to a separate site here: https://www.racegoodyear.com/tires/sports.html Prices are a bit below the Hoosiers. I got about seven good heat cycles out of the Goodyears before they noticeably toughened. They felt best from about #2 through #5. Not sure if different break in or different after care would have helped them last longer or what. It was out first set and we were flying a bit blind.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Thanks JG! Finally found them through the distributors listed at the bottom of the catalog PDF, for western states it's Shelby in Las Vegas, surprisingly:
DOT Radials – Carroll Shelby Enterprises
Minimal sizes available, but prices not too bad, ie for 245/40-17s: higher than Toyo RR @ $257, and Hankook Z214 @ $245 , lower than the Purple Crack $351.
Not too far off the old BFG R1S overall.
P205/50-15 $175
P245/40-17 $278
P275/35-18 $369
P315/30-18 $379
P335/30-18 $399
Would be great to get some time comparisons also to the Hankooks.
Hankook Z214 Tires – Hankook Motorsports
And wish they and Goodyear would make a 285/30-18 the way BFG did and Hoosier still does.
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