Passenger Car Summer Trackday and Competition Tires

For a more street-oriented 200 TW tire, the amount of dry grip is outstanding. Steering response is amazing as well. Feedback isn't great, but it has some

My car came with these original fit in N rated Porsche spec. I've since had Michelin Cup 2 and PS4 on teh car, but keep trying to find the Race 2 as it is definitely as good as or better than teh Cup 2, but has better wear and high temperature stability. It would appear however that after 2018 Dunlop stopped making this tire in any comemrcial quantity making it pretty much impossible to find at least in Australia, or UK in Porsche sizes.

I use these as essentially a rally tarmac tires for street use. Trundling around traffic they are extremely well behaved for a semi-slick, hardly any tread noise even half worn and surprisingly comfortable, not worse than an UUHP sports tire.<br />
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When there is no traffic and free view, I love them for their amazing grip and even more amazing feedback on the limit which is just a delight. Beats the OE P Zero, V107 and AD09 I've had on the car with no comparison. Just so progressive dry or wet. And effectively quiet, no 'someone is having an accident' tire squeal firmly on the limit.<br />
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That grip comes in immediately and, against prejudice, is also there in the wet and when cold with just a few turns even near freezing.<br />
When not used on track, heat related excessive wear hasn't been an issue, although I haven't yet used them above 20°C, will go to 285 width for that.<br />
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Downsides:<br />
- The tread pattern and depth isn't made to counteract aquaplaning, these are not tires for the unaware, only for seasoned experienced drivers that know what they have under the car intimately. Once aquaplaning comes in the breakaway from high grip levels isn't forgiving.<br />
- While wear isn't catastrophic even on my heavy car when not tracking, they will barely last 10"000km driven enthusiastically and only because I rotate them and run appropriate extra neg camber. Hoping 285 width will last a tad longer next. This is essentially a competition tire that only last one street summer season for me tops, if not from wear, probably from heat cycles. As such a very expensive tire, but for a driver enthusiast, tires are just as important as the car itself....

Very good at road legal speed and once warm very precise, level noise acceptable. On track days the Dunlop last longer that Michelind PS 2 with similar performance if not better taking in consideration precision and breake feeling, lap over lap performance remain constanly extremely good. I will buy Maxx Race 2 again and again.

Went from 5995 to these. These take far less time to heat up, and I've only ever broken loose under extreme cold conditions in the dry. But in the wet, these are useless. Understeering and oversteering if not given the upmost care in moderate/light rain. Lastly, the wear has much to be desired. Driving around city and highway, with occasional hard drives these wear out in 6 months. The big issue is the cost. SO many better options at that price point. These are priced near pilot sports and do not touch that tire in its balance and performance. I would not recommend these tires.

Tires lasted about 5 track days. I found heat management to be a problem. First lap is needed to warm the tires and laps 2 & 3 are fast. But starting at lap 4, the tires already become greasy. The problem seems to becomes less obviously as the tires age, but I find the RE-71RS to be slightly faster, wear at at similar pace (maybe slightly slower), and manage heat better for longer. Because of that, I would choose the RE-71RS over the CR-S. The Track Attack Pro being more expensive and wearing a lot faster takes this competitor out of the equation for me for practice, but for a competitive time attack of time trial, I would absolutely consider it. I'm putting the new RE-71RZ to the test right now also. More to come on that...

Tires last about 5 track days over the course of 7 months and 1,842 miles. Overall, they give you about 5 good laps before they become greasy, but are still very manageable after laps 6-7. They do become slower though. Fastest lap needs to be achieved early on in the session. Second half will not yield a personal best, even if you are driving faster/better.

The P1 is a really nice steering tire, and if you get it in the right window, it's fast. But on my vehicle, it overheats very quickly. A good autocross tire, but not a good track day tire.

The Potenza RE-71RS perfected suits my NA Miata autocross car and has several advantages over the previous RE-71R. I did not expect such a significant improvement in comfort and noise compared the RE-71R, but the result is a very pleasant on road driving experience. Wet grip is excellent, it feels comparable to Conti ECS now and very confident. Heat tolerance also seems better based on a few autocross event - the Miata is too light to give stress these tires but I feel they are faster with each run whereas with 2 drivers the RE-71R could become slightly greasy feeling on a hot day. Dry grip is incredibly strong although it feels like more slip angle is required than the RE-71R. Steering has traded some of the instant response of the RE-71R for a more progressive limit behavior and improved on-center tracking. I prefer the slightly more relaxed steering response and stiffer effort buildup for street driving. For autocross I preferred the immediate response of the RE-71R, but have been able to quickly adjust to the RE-71RS. Overall this is a solid improvement on the RE-71R. I have only done 3 autocross events so it is too early to rate wear, but so far this is looking like a longer wearing tire than the RE-71R.

The RE-71RS's track pace lives up to the reputation, but it's also a very intuitive tire to drive with good steering feedback right up to the limit and forgiving recovery. On the BRZ consistency has been decent. It's definitely quicker in lap 2-3 on hot days than at the end of a 20 minute session, but after the peak it is still precise and stabilizes at a pace still quicker than the Hankook RS4 tires I previously ran. On a cooler day (50-55F) I set my quickest laps on the 5th or 6th lap and consistency felt good through the whole 20 minute session. After 3 track days and at -1.6deg camber in the front the center rib is down to 2/32nds on the front tires. The outer shoulder still have 4-5/32nds, so I'm hoping with more frequent rotations to get 3-4 more track days from this set of RE-71RS. Even if the wear slows down, I'll change back to a more endurance focused tire since these are just too expensive to consume multiple sets a season. They're well worth it if lap times are a high priority.<br />
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Some other high points of the RE-71RS include great wet grip and surprisingly decent comfort for a 200TW tire. It feels stiff, but not punishing and has a very controlled feel after impacts. It's still an enjoyable tire to drive on the street as the precise steering is noticeable at street speeds too.

I bought this set of Potenza Race as a dedicated track tire, discounted due to being 2 year old production. I ended up putting a few thousand miles onto them this year mostly on the street. I was most surprised by how comfortable they were for being such a hard-carcassed tire. The only issue I had with them for day to day driving was stone pickup. <br />
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The most interesting characteristic is that they start out a little numb in terms of steering feel, but the harder you push them the better they feel. Getting to the limit, they are confidence inspiring. It's like they're not meant to be worked at less than 7 tenths, which makes sense considering it's a 200TW track tire. <br />
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I only used them in the rain a few times and they were fine, but I didn't push them in the wet. That couple thousand road miles doesn't seem to have worn them all all, so I'm banking on getting at least 3 track weekends on them in 2026.