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IvIarkgraham

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26th Dec 10 at 14:14

just becaus ehe crashed with toyos doesnt make them crap!

Rich H

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26th Dec 10 at 14:17

It was only intended as a joke!

I've personally never used Toyo - several mates have, and say they grip well but wear out very quickly.

Never heard a bad word said about Yoko's or even Falken something - loads of people on Pistonheads use them on all sorts of cars.

IvIarkgraham

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26th Dec 10 at 14:25

i use t1-r's

had some on the rears for about 20k

usually only last 8k on the front though

allyp

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26th Dec 10 at 15:18

I use to use t1-r's i found them ok good in the dry and wet however felt they gave my steeing a bit of play maybe due to the side wall consruction??? i then went to ealgle f1's which were a vast improvement on the toyo's, play in the steering had gone and the grip was alot better in all conditions, the only down side to the goodyears was wear i went through a set of fronts in 3/4 months

but then i got through the toyos pretty quick to, however it was 3/4 months of fun

FAZ

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26th Dec 10 at 15:45

so r888 against the s-drives?

Mike

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26th Dec 10 at 15:55

I'd say r888s or AO48s depending on which we go for in the WR group buy

corsadonk

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26th Dec 10 at 18:57

No one tried R1-r's then?

Jenko_Sport

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26th Dec 10 at 23:39

If i was to be doing any track days again id be very torn between AO48's and r888's.

Tried both and for me the AO48's just grab it for me but out of the two, id go for which ever you can get cheapest though tbh.

chrisritch

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26th Dec 10 at 23:43

s drives are fucking epic win for the money. R888 may be a bit overkill on a 1.2?

Mike

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27th Dec 10 at 00:12

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
R888 may be a bit overkill on a 1.2?

Nope, that was gonna be my next move till I killed it, it may be slow but you still go round the bends the same sort of speed as faster cars

Jenko_Sport

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27th Dec 10 at 00:17

quote:
Originally posted by Mike B

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
R888 may be a bit overkill on a 1.2?

Nope, that was gonna be my next move till I killed it, it may be slow but you still go round the bends the same sort of speed as faster cars

I did most of my track days in my old purple 1.4 16v sport, got killed on the straights by most things but had a damn good go at everything in the corners

antnee

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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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27th Dec 10 at 00:37

As the 1.2 won't have much straight line speed, you need to do everything you can to maintain/increase corner speed

chrisritch

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27th Dec 10 at 00:38

i stand corrected

Robin

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27th Dec 10 at 12:13

Fuck about, the amount of people voting for R888s! Obviously haven't tried A048rs...

Mieran

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27th Dec 10 at 12:21

Is it just me thinking why would you want semi slicks on a 1.2?

Infact why track a 1.2?

Mike

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27th Dec 10 at 14:24

quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
Is it just me thinking why would you want semi slicks on a 1.2?

Infact why track a 1.2?

It's been explained above about the semi slicks, as for tracking a 1.2, it's fun and it gets even more fun when you start challenging and overtaking faster cars. I tracked my 1.2 various times between April 09 and Nov 10 and it would be seeing more of the track if I hadn't crashed it last time out

Corsa_Sport21

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27th Dec 10 at 14:54

I will ask again.
Have you done trackdays before Faz??Is it really worth paying all that cash for decent tyres when they probably wont be beneficial if you havnt done a track day before.Ignore the above though if you have.
Just feel like the money would maybe be better spent on some practice 1st getting to know the car/track etc.

Oh and regarding the tracking a 1.2.I too dont see the point.Wheres the fun in being on the limit challenging and over-taking faster cars that clearly arent trying anywhere near as hard as you.

Did you take your car around Knockhill Mike??

FAZ

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27th Dec 10 at 15:03

yes i have

tbh dnt give a shit if its a 1.2 or 99.99L car, i enjoy it

chrisritch

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27th Dec 10 at 16:01

GSXR1000 bikes go on track al the time and they are only 1.0L

Ian

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27th Dec 10 at 16:17

Power haters

It's fun overtaking more powerful cars.

Mike

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27th Dec 10 at 18:17

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
I will ask again.
Have you done trackdays before Faz??Is it really worth paying all that cash for decent tyres when they probably wont be beneficial if you havnt done a track day before.Ignore the above though if you have.
Just feel like the money would maybe be better spent on some practice 1st getting to know the car/track etc.

Oh and regarding the tracking a 1.2.I too dont see the point.Wheres the fun in being on the limit challenging and over-taking faster cars that clearly arent trying anywhere near as hard as you.

Did you take your car around Knockhill Mike??

Never got chance unfortunately, hopefully Version II will be going in May though

ShEp

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27th Dec 10 at 18:21

On the topic of 45's or 50's I'd be 50's everytime for track tyres.

Not sure if other peoples opinions are the same, but I find there is a bit more give in the 50 profile therefore it handles better.

I find the 45's too rigid and on a car that struggles with understeer anyway they're terrible.

IMO of course.

FAZ

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27th Dec 10 at 18:35

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Fuck about, the amount of people voting for R888s! Obviously haven't tried A048rs...

so youd highly recommend the a048s?

Ian

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27th Dec 10 at 18:39

quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
On the topic of 45's or 50's I'd be 50's everytime for track tyres.

Agreed - in fact I'm not even sure you can get 888s in 45.

FAZ

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27th Dec 10 at 18:43

been reading around on aLL 4 tyres, seems the s-drives are getting a good review for small low cpacity car

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