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Offline Rhyso

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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #10 on: 16 August 2011, 21:02 »
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Offline mrDMH

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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #11 on: 16 August 2011, 22:30 »
yummy right? :D
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Offline AdamR

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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #12 on: 17 August 2011, 09:59 »
The CXRs are really nice, very popular on Westfields/Caterhams (where low weight is clearly a massive bonus), and the Pro Race 1.2s are decent too.

If you wanna get a bit more serious and you can get a rear anti roll bar that will help the handling quite a bit too, I have an Octavia (same platform as your Golf) and it feels like a bit of a tugboat - RARB should sharpen it up a bit and help with understeer.

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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #13 on: 17 August 2011, 10:21 »
Hi Adam!

Thanks mate, yeah I'm looking at kw arbs to compliment my v3's do you have any experience of them or can you recommend another set?

Daniel
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #14 on: 17 August 2011, 10:27 »
No worries - I've not played with any handling stuff on my Octy so can't really help there, sorry about that.

Think there is a chap call Neil on here who has a Mk5 that he uses quite a lot on track, hopefully he'll see this thread and chime in!
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #15 on: 17 August 2011, 10:31 »
We will see!! I'm so excited to get started. I live 2 mins from Santa pod so that'll be a good place to start I think
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #16 on: 17 August 2011, 10:39 »
Track stuff is all about handling, wouldn't worry too much about blasting down Santa Pod, it'll just rape your clutch, tyres and driveshafts!

Where are you based? Picked up my Westfield from Sharnbrook, can't be far from you!
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #17 on: 17 August 2011, 12:06 »
That's very true! I'd like to see what my 1/4 mile is like though!

Just found these, what do we think;

http://www.balancemotorsport.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=21627

Ooh I live in Irchester! How about you?
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #18 on: 17 August 2011, 12:08 »
Guess it can't harm to know, always good pub chat, hehe.

Nice, very nice, very expensive, wouldn't trust myself with them!!

Ah I'm way up North, near Preston, just travelled to collect the car :)
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Re: Track Tyres
« Reply #19 on: 17 August 2011, 12:12 »
Oh wait, are they £500 an alloy?! SOD THAT!! Haha
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