Best track tyres?

[wannie]

Hi guys, just after opinions for track day tyres? What would be best for 16" turinis cheers

 

[Budgie]

General consensus is that it's a lot more sensible to run with 15's for track work.

Tyres are much cheaper and more readily available.

 

[wannie]

Fair point

 

[wannie]

What wheels would ppl recommend then and tyre size?

 

[Kelv]

Choice is wide, depends on budget and tastes.
Regular contenders would be OZ F1's, Pro Race 1.2's or the OZ 2118's, 7 x 15 with an et38 - 43 ish.
tyre size would be 195/50/15, you could go for Toyo R888's, but tyre choice again is going to be down to personal preference.

 

[MG cup]

Wanli remoulds and fox racing alloys.

 

[Kelv]

On form tonight Morgan

 

[MG cup]

On form tonight Morgan

Oooh best I thought he said cheapest

 

[wannie]

Wanli remoulds and fox racing alloys.

its ok I relise your from Scotland and find it hard to understand English

 

[MG cup]

its ok I relise your from Scotland and find it hard to understand English

Yes that's right I find it hard to understand the English

 

[wannie]

After looking at a few different 15" wheels, compomotive do some 15 x 8 would these be to wide?

 

[Kelv]

A little yes, aim for 7" if possible.

 

[wannie]

Ok, one other option maybe what about the Renault turbines? But there only 6.5" wide would they be any good?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no, 15 x 7

 

[wannie]

Ha ha ok that's that then pro race 1.2 it is

 

[Goodj]

JK tyres are fully rotaitonal

 

[Chi]

Few recommendations but what's the general consensus for best 15" tyres for track? Just picked up some 2118s and need some rubber.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Dunlop Direzza

Yoko AD48

​888's

 

[Willliams]

Dunlop Direzza

Yoko AD48

​888's

In that order Tony?

​Which are preferable for wet/damp/dry use please

 

[Tony Hunter]

Direzza's dry

AD48 dry

888 dry damp and wet

R1R's wet to very wet, wetter than a wet thing

 

[ChewyB]

Anyone tried running michelin cups on a clio?
By far the best track tyre I've used on other cars.

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Kumho v70a are pretty good had a set on a fiesta held well expensive new but I liked them

 

[Tony Hunter]

Anyone tried running michelin cups on a clio?
By far the best track tyre I've used on other cars.

Yes.

Direzza's are in another league.

 

[Chi]

We should get a group buy for them..

 

[Tony Hunter]

About £100 plus vat each 195-50 15's and £110 plus vat 205-50 15's

​Could get them a little less if I ordered a load of them

 

[ChewyB]

How much for 225 40 18?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Not a clue. But it will be expensive even if they come in that size.

 

[Martin.]

What are Direzzas? Slicks?

 

[Joe#]

Pilot sport cups?

 

[ChewyB]

Not a clue. But it will be expensive even if they come in that size.

188 best price I found so far.

Pilot sport cups?

Are amazing track tyres, not sure what their like on a light car like the clio though.

 

[Steve]

Dunlop





KumhoV70's, have you been on a wet track with them?

 

[ChewyB]

Yes

 

[Tony Hunter]

Dunlop


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KumhoV70's, have you been on a wet track with them?

Who me?

 

[Willliams]

Direzza's dry AD48 dry 888 dry damp and wet R1R's wet to very wet, wetter than a wet thing

Cheers,

Please excuse my ignorance, but are any of the afore mentioned, road legal? A friend and I have just bought Ad's Odyssey ph1 that were looking at tracking for a of fun. Ideally we'd be looking at driving it to and from events. At least initially anyway.

​Thanks again

 

[Tony Hunter]

Yes, all road legal.

 

[Willliams]

Yes, all road legal.

​Cheers Tony!

 

[Sam@NP]

Anyone tried running michelin cups on a clio?
By far the best track tyre I've used on other cars.

Yep, genuinely the best trackday tyre I've driven on.

 

[Chi]

What do you run on Tony?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Dunlops of course

 

[John Gordon]

In my opinion the best track tyres are the cheapest set of half decent road tread you can find. Something like a cheap toyo TR1.

The reason for my opinion, you are not hot lapping, its not a quali session, you don't need mega grip. Its way more fun and more predictable to drive quickly on road tread. The car moves around more and yet it breaks away nice and progressive.

​Flame suit on and waiting.