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NT01

D.O.T.-Compliant Competition Road Course Tire

The NT01™ is a D.O.T.-compliant competition road course designed with the weekend road racer in mind.

UTQG TREADWEAR: 100
TRACTION: AA
TEMPERATURE: A

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Your best lap, every lap

The compound was developed to provide the best balance of traction, consistency, heat cycle performance and longevity. The NT01™ delivers fast and consistent lap times for both the professional road-racer and the track-day enthusiast.

FEATURES & Benefits

Learn your car, not your tire

CONSISTENCY

When you're at the track, you want a tire that handles predictably and consistently. Nitto's engineers identified a combination of construction and compound features that reduces the negative effects of heat buildup. The high modulus rayon carcass, steel-reinforced sidewall and body-ply construction together give you the drive feel and confidence to push the tire to its limits.

FEATURES & Benefits

Right amount of grip

DRY PERFORMANCE

The NT01™ offers varying degrees of competition performance. The tire is molded at 6.3/32nds of an inch with large continuous tread blocks and sweeping lateral grooves. This set up can be easily shaved down to 3/32nds of an inch tread depth to function as a race slick with twin circumferential grooves.

FEATURES & Benefits

Pass the competition

COMPETITION PERFORMANCE

The construction design is enhanced for consistency and stability under racing conditions. The large shoulder blocks maximize the surface area contacting the road. This large contact patch increases dry performance while accelerating, braking and cornering.

FEATURES & Benefits

Hit the apex

HANDLING STABILITY

High modulus rayon carcass, reinforced sidewall and the advanced body construction combine to increase stability during braking, cornering and straight-aways.

FEATURES & Benefits

Designed to dominate

SPECIALIZED RACE COMPOUND

The road race compound balances dry traction, consistency, heat cycle performance, heat resistance and longevity to provide fast and consistent lap times throughout the life of the tire.

Overall ratings

PERFORMANCE RATINGS

  • Dry Performance is a 5 out of 5
  • Wet Performance is a 1.5 out of 5
  • Quietness is a 1 out of 5
  • Ride Comfort is a 1.5 out of 5

UTQG TIRE RATINGS

  • Treadwear:
    100
  • TRACTION:
    AA
  • TEMPERATURE:
    A

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  • by Mazdaspeed959

    You Must Try NT01

    Ran the NT01 on the SoCal streets, autocross, and on track. It really brings out what Miata is supposed to be about. And the factory turbo Mazdaspeed doesn't make that much power, but the tire handled acceleration/deceleration as well as lateral load. You'll never know what Miatas can do if you don't every try this level of traction.
  • by Ghostzapper

    NITTO NT-01

    Have run several brands and types of tires. My best favorite was the R888R, then the shipping problems came along, couldn't get them and I decided to try this NT-01. At first, I thought, not likin' these much. Then I drove a few more laps, figured out my best air pressures and said, oh yeah, likin' these. Then I drove in wet conditions and was really, amazed. I had never driven lap times like those. Winter came, I had left my car outside for several weeks in thirty degree weather before I put it away. Spring came, got it out, checked it over and said, let's go see. Awesome. and as they wore, just kept gettin' better. I'm after another set now, but currently nowhere to be had. I'll wait.... For me there's no other tire I'll waste my money on. It's an '05 NA Stroker, lots of suspension, 315 square. My legal addiction :) Thanks for your time.
  • by MrPersnickety

    Consistency

    These tires give you consistent performance over their surprisingly long life. My track-mates run Hoosier R7 and probably have a bit more grip - for a little while. I'm probably getting twice the amount of consistent laps in before needing to replace. I am just doing track days. If I were racing, then I would go with whatever gave me the best lap times. I can look at my times and know that if I did a better lap time, it wasn't because the tires were new.

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