Best List 1C tyre

[Sigmamark]

I’ve been away from racing my Clio for a couple of years and wondered which list 1C tyres are the current favourites?

 

[Sonic Boom]

Personally I couldn't beat Avon ZZR's when they were on the 1B list (which are now 1C's)
Rich

 

[Sigmamark]

Rich
If the 15” ZZRs had the same tread pattern as the 13”, I think that they would be perfect, but the 15s didn’t feel as stable as the old 888s on my mate’s Westfield Race car, so I have almost ruled them out. Maybe if they were shaved it might be different.

 

[JamesBryan]

Dunlop DZ03g

 

[Sonic Boom]

Rich
If the 15” ZZRs had the same tread pattern as the 13”, I think that they would be perfect, but the 15s didn’t feel as stable as the old 888s on my mate’s Westfield Race car, so I have almost ruled them out. Maybe if they were shaved it might be different.

Yes I have to agree the 13's have a lot less tread (cut grooves) that 15's and I have to admit that I only used them in Hillclimb competition so I ran them in the A24 compound (mega soft) so might not directly translate to a good circuit tyre.

Rich

 

[Jamie86]

New yoko AO50 seem to be hearing very good things about even against DZ03g..

 

[JamesBryan]

New yoko AO50 seem to be hearing very good things about even against DZ03g..

Are they even in Europe yet?

 

[loggyboy]

In cold conditions the ZZR are in another world to anything else ive personally used (of the common 1b/1c track tyres). I want to try out the DZs this year as they always reviewed well. What use are you intending?

 

[Jamie86]

Are they even in Europe yet?

Yeah a few places doing them
Adams&Paige iirc

 

[olly-r]

Depends how long your race is really , I do msv trackday trophy, 45 min race , I use direzzas

 

[Sigmamark]

My races are 20 minutes. Getting the rears to come in quickly is very important, because reversing into the barriers at Quarry (Castle Combe) or disappearing backwards down the escape road at the hairpin (Pembrey) on the first lap is never good!
20 minutes is unlikely to result in any serious issues with overheating at the front (assuming that the set up is good), so I need something that heats up quickly and is working reasonably well within a lap, so 888Rs or Direzzas look like the way to go. I might run 205s on the front and 195s on the back to try and get some balance.

 

[colesy]

03G’s are spot on, great performance from cold and after a warm up lap are ready to go, can’t fault them.

 

[loggyboy]

Can you mix tyres?

 

[Sigmamark]

Yes. No reason at all why the front and rear tyres can’t be different. As we know, the rear tyres are pretty much passengers on Clios, so providing they make the rear follow the front and give a decent balance, they can be different makes or sizes. Main issue would be not being able to transfer the rears to the front to balance wear.

 

[GrahamV182]

I think you should also look at the Kumho Ecsta V70A. .... They are now list 1C. I used them for about 6 seasons on the old Caterham (hillclimb, sprinting and trackdays - pretty good with 14 class wins in 2015). I generally used super soft compound but i think just soft compound may be ok for circuit time. As they have a good tread pattern they are also pretty grippy in the damp or light rain.

Some 5 star reviews on Demon Tweeks. Shop around for some very good prices - there is a guy in Wales who will do them just above cost price.

 

[@Josh]

My races are 20 minutes. Getting the rears to come in quickly is very important, because reversing into the barriers at Quarry (Castle Combe) or disappearing backwards down the escape road at the hairpin (Pembrey) on the first lap is never good!
20 minutes is unlikely to result in any serious issues with overheating at the front (assuming that the set up is good), so I need something that heats up quickly and is working reasonably well within a lap, so 888Rs or Direzzas look like the way to go. I might run 205s on the front and 195s on the back to try and get some balance.

I run 205 direzza on front and 888r 205 on the rear, I like it only problem I had last year was on a hot day the tears were getting warm and slightly loose coming to the end of my race