Racing Service Watanabe was founded in 1967 and the eight-spoke quickly became Nissan's racing wheel of choice. "Wats," as they came to be known, are a common sight on early Nissan Skyline GT-Rs ...

New for 2013 from Work Wheels is the eight-spoke Gnosis CV201, a beautifully crafted wheel utilizing the latest Work low-pressure casting and rim-forming technology to assure strength and quality.

First, a six-spoke wheel is cut down to three; a 16-spoke is cut down to eight; and an eight-spoke cut down to four. None of the wheels seem to notice the lack of structure, and perform their job ...