jwt1603

Does anyone have any experience with this tire? Is it a track tire or an auto-x tire? Comparable to 710 and / or A6/R6 tires?

Thanks.

UstaB-GS549

No current experience, but they used to make one of the better R-compound tires. They stopped making them in the mid 90's and just recently started up again.

jwt1603

Thanks. I'm just about due for new tires. i think I'll stick (no pun intended) with the 710s for now.

vms4evr

When I needed tires I couldn't even get the BFG R1. Then when they were available they didn't offer the size I wanted. There are no 315/35-17 or 315/30-18 available... So I got Hoosier R6s and Rolex tires. I like the R6. They stick. Not sure how long they will last.

Jayar

This probably doesn't matter, because of the available sizes, but this was posted to YouTube a few days ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDKq626-3Ag

I've been on the hunt for info about the R1 and this is the best I've found so far.

A couple of GTS3 guys giving their first impressions after running at VIR.

JR

Jayar

Ooops. Sorry. That link was to an autocross run using BFG R1s.

Here's the link I meant to send.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9yCQUp1Rw

AU N EGL

I know one of those guys Eric Wong. He is fast no matter what his tires are.

TommyBoy72

Local guy using them on a Cayman for autox. He is definitely slower than I expected knowing his driving ability. However he has not run the v710 on that car for comparison. He has to run higher pressures than the v710/A6's as well.

Hans Delbruck

I just ran my first event with the BFG g-force R1's on a Honda S2000. We got them because they were quick and easy to get (Tirerack) and required no shaving. One of the tires they sent had a huge crack along the sidewall so we had to send it back. The replacement tire also had a crack, but it was smaller so we ran it anyway. That same tire just happened to be the one that blew when I hit a hole in a berm.... but... the tire also tore so I can't say without question that it was defective or due to the crack. I most likely just gave it more than any tire could handle. However, I do think BFG might have some manufacturing kinks to work out since we saw cracks in 2 out of the 5 tires we got.

"THAT SAID".... the grip is incredible, and even above my own skill level for the most part. I would not recommend these tires to a novice or even an intermediate. The grip level of the R1s would be a waste. Most of my experience is on street tires, and I have a little experience on Toyo RA-1's (love them) and even less experience with Hoosiers. These tires felt similar to the Hoosiers. The sidewall is superstiff and the grip is... as I said... very, very good. I can say they probably have more grip than RA-1s but I was on a new track so I don't have lap times to compare, and at my skill level, I am not driving 10/10ths in every corner. Let's just say these tires can handle a lot more throttle thru the corners than I am used to giving it, before they get to their limit.

Like in the video, once I got them to even temps across the tire, they wore very evenly and... they didn't wear as quickly as RA-1s... so while they are a little more expensive than RA-1s, I would expect to get at least another day or two out of them vs the RA-1s.

Like RA-1s, they slide very predictably, although with less squeal. More like a Hoosier.

Would I buy them again? Probably. I just feel that at my driving level, the outstanding grip is a little bit of a waste... as I tend to still drive a sticky tire like a street tire sometimes... but I'll get there!

Hans Delbruck

Forgot to add... IMO this tire is like a Hoosier that is DOT-R street legal. You can drive on it to the track if you want.

LehmanZ06

You have got to be kinda crazy (nothing personal), to drive a "race tire" to the track.....

Hello rain.....debris.....rocks.....nails..... .screws....and Heat cycling your tires........

A6 Hoosier blinding fast......V710 almost as fast......BFG---my vote is slower

Hans Delbruck

Crazy.... Yeah, so?

Just think of how many R1's you can buy for the cost of a truck and trailer.

Scooter70

The new issue of Grassroots Motorsports has a comparison article with the R6, NT01, Hankook Z214 and the new R1. The test car was a 2007 WRX wagon on 225/45-17s for each tire. The R1 had the best 10 lap average. They said that they had very little dropoff in times as they warmed up.

LehmanZ06

I thought that GRM test was one giant ad.

They didn't compare the Hoosier A6----or the Kumho V710, yes the V710 doesn't come in that size BUT---

Those 2 tires would have whipped everything else easily in an objective test IMO.

Which tire in the test ran first ?

The only reason Hoosier isn't too pissed off is because they are selling their A6's like iphones to the 10th power (not really sure).

Big time racer----Hoosier A6----or maybe V710-----

The others I don't think so. The others aren't really that bad for a HPDE---pretty good probably.

For top time------no way