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General => Shows, events, track days, motorsport => Topic started by: shaft69 on 24 December 2005, 01:01

Title: Track day tyres
Post by: shaft69 on 24 December 2005, 01:01
Where's the best place to buy track tyres, Which can be used on the road. Not for daily use only to be used when car is traveling for track day.
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: GTI EDITION (aka LTD) on 26 December 2005, 12:24
You could try: :smiley:
 http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m12b0s0p0&PHPSESSID=dc1c04c94079b4a119a0049ec9e1a6d1
http://www.mrtyremotorsport.com/product.asp?id=10
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: hc-animal on 27 December 2005, 18:23
what are they for? not mine but what about http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=6234
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: Dizzie on 28 December 2005, 16:20
try Yokohama's A048 tyre. They're as slick as the law allows. They say you can drive with them in the wet, but I wouldn't advise it. These are the ones that come on the lotus exige as standard.
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: WhiteMk2Gti on 28 December 2005, 22:50
Had A048R fitted to my kit car, a Chris Hollier Mosquito, and the best tyres i have ever used, but terrible in the damp and damned scary in the rain, lol.

Moving onto the Avon AC10 which is meant to be better and worth a few mills more.
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: GTI EDITION (aka LTD) on 19 March 2006, 14:28
what are they for? not mine but what about http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=6234

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireIntro.asp?TireID=2

(Just bought a brand new set of A032Rs off Eb@y for a bargain price   :smiley::cool:)

 
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: smckeown on 25 April 2006, 23:31
Had A048R fitted to my kit car, a Chris Hollier Mosquito, and the best tyres i have ever used, but terrible in the damp and damned scary in the rain, lol.

Moving onto the Avon AC10 which is meant to be better and worth a few mills more.

If you mean the Avon ACB10, you must be joking if you think they will be better in the wet or damp, as they are even more a slick than the 48rs.  They are officially called a wet slick and are only load legal when they are new.

Here's a pic of both to demonstrate, i've had experience of both:

ACB10
(http://www.track-monkey.co.uk/images/other_cars/Caterham1400RS/DSC00318.JPG)

Yokohama

(http://www.track-monkey.co.uk/images/2058v/parts/yoko048rS.jpg)

Sean
Title: Re: Track day tyres
Post by: steviem on 27 April 2006, 11:29
the yoko's look like they can do a much better job at channeling water than the avons