Vorshlag 2024 Mustang Darkhorse TIRE TEST: Trofeo RS vs A052 (SHORT version) - MSR 1.7 CCW

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

Thanks for doing this. Too bad they couldn't just throw 200 on the dang tires. We have all the 200 tw tires. Falken, yoks, nankangs crs v2, re71rs and then you have less than 200 which is a different class in most cases. These need to either be 200 tw or faster than a gy3r to be a better option. Unless not competing then doesn't matter. How do you think this tire would compare to a 3r? From what I saw here the the rs looked slightly faster than a052 but tire testing is such a difficult thing. Again thanks for doing this.

[@Vorshlag]

Probably very similar to the Supercar 3R, but maybe a tick faster? Ford went to great lengths to have the Trofero RS made in these 2 sizes for this one car. Even if it was stamped "200TW" there are minimum numbers of sizes and diameters to be legal for many series that have 200TW limits. This tire is made in exactly 1 diameter and 2 widths. :/

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

@Vorshlag this tire is going on a few supercars as well. Some new sizes coming. Not sure if it would have helped due to availability of the supercars and if tire rack is even going to carry the other sizes. If they do still probably not enough sizes to make the cut. For me he 3r is about .7-.8 seconds faster than yok on Buttonwillow cw13 and 1.25 at umc outerloop. That's on c7z giving faster session to yok. So might be a bigger gap. Pace range, 1:45 to 1:47 Buttonwillow, 2 flat to 2:02 umc If this tire ends up being faster than 3r it would be fastest none slick non hoosier available. Cup2r falls off too much after 1 or 2 laps to count for me but even so 3r is right there. Thanks again for doing this!!!

[@dparm1984]

Any plans to throw the Nankang CR-S/CR1 into the mix? NASA classifies it the same as the Yokohama A052 and I am hearing it is nearly as fast (plus it has some additional sizes Yokohama does not).

[@Vorshlag]

Everyone I know and trust that has legit tested the Nankank CRS V2 against the Yokohama A052 has quietly put the Nankangs up for sale... if that tells you anything. I have felt ZERO desire to test the Nankangs, and kept beating everyone that did run them in my TT class last year. I was on the A052...

[@dparm1984]

@@Vorshlag Thanks for that insight! The Nankangs are interesting as they make some very wide sizes whereas Yokohama stops at 315. And to your point, there is a reason the Yokohamas go out of stock often and the Nankangs don't!

[@vegaman72]

@@dparm1984Not same day though similar weather, but I was within a tenth on 285/315 Nankang V1 last January compared to this past weekend when I went 17.8 on 295/315 Yoks on the same wheels fwiw.