Always happy to see another wheel supplier aimed at our market.
Photography by Chris Tropea (Elantra N), courtesy Superspeed (wheel)
With tires being one of the most important prep choices for One Lap, wheels are a close second.
In our last installment, we chose to go -1 on diameter for the added road safety afforded by taller sidewalls–our 19s would be replaced by 18s. That also opened up sizing options in our chosen Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ tires.
Typically, we do some firsthand analysis with the OE wheels and spacers to get a sense of what the widest fitment would be within the stock bodywork, but there was no time for that. So we did the next best thing: asked the internet. It’s always right, isn’t it?
We were careful to do our research in a group forum made up of like-minded track day junkies and autocrossers where the signal-to-noise ratio is quite good. And the universal answer was 18x9.5-inch wheels with an ET45 offset.
We also came across a number of folks using a new-to-us brand of wheel, Superspeed. It’s a Canadian-based maker of lightweight, high-performance, flow-formed alloy wheels that has been in business since 2003.
We ordered up a set of the brand’s FlowForm RF03RR wheels in Speed White, since that model was a known good fitment over the factory big brakes on our Elantra N. Plus, we love the look of white on white for track and race cars. It will certainly add to the post-event cleanup time, though.
We also had the company send along a pair of spares. In the past couple runnings of the Tire Rack One Lap of America Presented by Grassroots Motorsports, we’ve had some bad luck with flats and bent wheels on highway transits, so this will be like carrying two umbrellas for added insurance.
Brakes, fluids and some familiarization track time are still on the list to fill out the next two weeks before the big show. Stay tuned.
Always happy to see another wheel supplier aimed at our market.
Oo, they even have a (very) few 15” wheels! 8” and 7”… Not in my favorite of their styles, but at first I thought it was 18s and up.
In reply to Jesse Ransom :
Yep, I found 15s in their store, too.
The brake supplier is Ferodo. It's actually a similar (same) compound to the HP1000's found in many of the GM products. If you want an OEM pad option that probably works better with their ABS calibration, they do sell a bunch of Ferodo pads at their "N Shop" here: https://nperformanceshop.com/product/list.html?cate_no=25&page=1 There's a bunch of suppliers that will ship them. Hyundai said they are bringing their performance part brand over here, but I don't think it's available yet.
Great choice! I ran those exact same wheels at TT Nats last year; Superspeed makes a nice light, strong wheel, especially for the price.
David S. Wallens said:In reply to Jesse Ransom :
Yep, I found 15s in their store, too.
I am failing. Any hints?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
I just searched for “15” in the store. See if this link works.
Ah, thanks. They're listed between several 18" sizes on the spec sheet so I skimmed over them.
The facelift N I ran with last week was sporting superspeeds as well:
one hell of a brake upgrade as well!
Our N is running these Enkei TS10s in 18x8.5 for spring, summer and track
they are getting put back on the car this week and I can’t wait.
Dan_Lee said:Great choice! I ran those exact same wheels at TT Nats last year; Superspeed makes a nice light, strong wheel, especially for the price.
I just might have referenced your post on the FB group during my research. 
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