fast road and occasional track tyres ? [Archive]

Beardo

30-09-2008, 22:27

ok what the best fast road and ocasional track tyre to go for ? I would love a set of r888's but as i drive 30+ miles a day and quite hard at times i cant afford to keep buying a set every month ! :)

paul b

30-09-2008, 22:30

cheapest way is cheap road tyres.......

R888 on a set of old wheels....

job done..I use the 9 every other day usually ....frt tyres inc track days last over 2000 miles....rears have done over 6000 already

yrrab nostaw

01-10-2008, 17:03

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F1-Asymmetric.htm

i use these and they are very good :agree:

Schakal

01-10-2008, 17:26

cheapest way is cheap road tyres.......

R888 on a set of old wheels....

job done..I use the 9 every other day usually ....frt tyres inc track days last over 2000 miles....rears have done over 6000 already

are they any good on wet paul ?

paul b

01-10-2008, 17:29

hell yes...can still 3 wheel on track in the damp/wet.....

even standing water is not bad if your sensible with the loud pedal.....

on the roads....YES, they are noisy , more so when bedding in.....but really good even on B roads..

Schakal

01-10-2008, 17:56

hell yes...can still 3 wheel on track in the damp/wet.....

even standing water is not bad if your sensible with the loud pedal.....

on the roads....YES, they are noisy , more so when bedding in.....but really good even on B roads..

was quite impressed with the grip they had on kris m s car
on the track . might invest on a set (sell a kidney ) :crap:

Kris M

01-10-2008, 18:36

Yeah they do grip rather well :D

Adey aka Ewok

01-10-2008, 19:16

they put alot of strain on other components tho, be warned;)

Tiny Tim

01-10-2008, 19:18

Aii After Snetterton the cheapy road jobbies sat in the garage and i left the R888's on the car :ashamed:

Kris M

01-10-2008, 20:07

they put alot of strain on other components tho, be warned;)

Ha Ade, yeah tell me about it, i killed my front wheel bearings after Mallory :D

BWilkie

01-10-2008, 20:14

Honestly.....give the Marangoni a go.....

They really are very good indead!

I assure you, you won't be disappointed.

They are very very good!

Scoff

01-10-2008, 20:15

Honestly.....give the Marangoni a go.....

They really are very good indead!

I assure you, you won't be disappointed.

They are very very good!

Russell T is impressed by those also, especially so because they apear in the Blue book.

Andrew Cooke

01-10-2008, 20:34

plenty of the Locaterfield racers are using Stunners, no idea how they are on a 5 though.

Mart

01-10-2008, 20:48

T1R's (Toyo) are an underated tyre. They get the :agree: from me.

Schakal

01-10-2008, 23:11

thinking about it (after checking prices :) ) 888 s seem to be
a waste on a road going car ,i will stick with much cheaper T1R s :cool:

Stuart Clark

03-10-2008, 22:57

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

ok what the best fast road and ocasional track tyre to go for ? I would love a set of r888's but as i drive 30+ miles a day and quite hard at times i cant afford to keep buying a set every month ! :)

Avon ACB10's are awesome, i have 7.0/22 15 which wear ok for the road and are great for the track, many of the single seaters use these as a controlled tyre so are reasonably priced for a semi slick tyre...:)