Tyres

[jake]

Hi guys

Does anyone know good sites for track tyres? Does matter if road legal ones or not! Interested in slicks to be honest!

Jake

[Stu.750]

Black circles do Yokohoma048s and Toyo 888s - reasonable prices

 Id be very wary of slicks unless you UBER experianced , they wont "give" like a normal road tyre they just break away with alot less warning
 
 plus the exert an aweful lot more stress on suspension components and can increase oil surge

if you still determined , try good motorsport suppliers , of even manufacturers themselves

[jake]

thank you very much for the advice mate!

Do dunlop do any decent ones? I have heard good and bad things about R888's, what are the Yokohoma048s like?

Thanks again

Jake

[Stu.750]

thank you very much for the advice mate!

Do dunlop do any decent ones? I have heard good and bad things about R888's, what are the Yokohoma048s like?

Thanks again

Jake

 What have you heard about 888s , there are a couple of lads on here that run them with no worries ?

Yokhoma 048s ive read alot of good news about , the 750 MC stock hatch run them as their control tyre so cant be that bad

 Dunlop do some Direzza 037 i think they are or 087 , much like the yokos and toys , limited tread pattern and different compounds

What car is it your running ? 

[jake]

Its a golf mk4 mate!

Jake

[AaronGS]

i am saving up for some r888s jake. seem a good compromise between cost/longevity/performance. Other option i am cosidering is the dunlops dz03g (?). What wheels you running them on?
Are these for track use or for the shows?

[Diamond Hell]

Given the horrendous price rises in R888s you might want to consider the Kumho V70a track-day tyres.

For people running big power the R888s are thought to be a bit 'budget' for track use, but then you're putting a lot down to the ground so you're into Michelin Cup territory.

[Ian Carvell]

I really wouldn't bother with slicks for trackdays.

I did a back to back at Snetterton year before last and I did a 1:24.99 on slicks and a 1:26.6 on R888's so there was only 1.6 seconds in it.  And with the R888's you dont need two sets of wheels incase it rains, and you can drive there on them....and they are £90ish ea rather than £160ish ea.

If I was going to carry another set of tyres, I would actually invest in a set of race wet tyres because the difference between those and a road tyre in the wet would be enormous....on a wet day you would be running rings around everyone on road tyres.

[jake]

I had a look around though, and for my R32 rims, which are an 18" wheel , they are nearly £160 a tyre 

Is there anything good for track thats a little cheaper than that?

[Stu.750]

think youll be seriously lucky mate in an 18" size