Hankook Ventus R-S3... anybody have experience with these?

[Hermes]

so I was thinking of going to these when I finally change my tires. They ever so finely toe the line of the Stock and Mod class at autocross as these are 140 UTQG...

http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/hankook/hk_ventusrs3_ci2_l.jpg
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/hankook/hk_ventusrs3_ci1_l.jpg
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/hankook/hk_ventusrs3_ci3_l.jpg

From TireRack:

Front: 225/40ZR18
Serv. Desc: 88W
UTQG: 140 A A
Price: $178.00 (each)
Optional Road Hazard Program: Add $16.96 per tire

Rear: 255/35ZR18
Serv. Desc: 90W
UTQG: 140 A A
Price: $239.00 (each)
Optional Road Hazard Program: Add $21.23 per tire


Set of 4: $834.00
Add Road Hazard: $76.38
Total: $910.38


Has anybody used these before?

[M0nk3y]

I have 235/265 sitting in my garage waiting for next season. Until then I can't tell you much besides they smell and look cool

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[Hermes]

Cool, well I guess I'll just have to wait then

[M0nk3y]

Cool, well I guess I'll just have to wait then

Yea, I mean when I did research, they take a couple runs to get to temp....but then hold steady and usually don't grease over easily.

I heard they aren't the best in rain, and star-specs are better....but I don't need rain performance over dry...so I went to these.

Few have said they are the closest you can get (grip wise) before running r-comps.

Rolling these around the garage though, they pick up EVERYTHING on the ground....pretty funny

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[Hermes]

Nice, yeah my thinking is the same. 140 keeps me in stock, R-comp puts me in mod and non-DOT (slicks) put me in gold class. As for the rain I guess I can always just get another set of regular wheels and put some inexpensive A/S tires on there

[M0nk3y]

Nice, yeah my thinking is the same. 140 keeps me in stock, R-comp puts me in mod and non-DOT (slicks) put me in gold class. As for the rain I guess I can always just get another set of regular wheels and put some inexpensive A/S tires on there

Yep, 140 is the lowest.

The RS3s are decent in the rain, but I think star specs beat them. I know for a fact it outhandles AS tires

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[LivesNearCostco]

I have them in 255/40/17 for track days and AutoX and like them, but since I've never run any of the other top Max summer tires (Star Specs, Advan Neova AD-08, Bridgestone RE-11, etc.), I cannot provide a good comparison.