New Tires - T1R's vs RS2's

[Fred@BTM]

i'm going for the maxxis ZR9 next

 

[Sir_Dave]

sir_dave - why not r888's? thought they where ment to be excellant track tyres?

Imho, & havin only passengered in a car with them on. It makes things too easy in a clio, re: boring.

T1R's became our main track tyre when i was at yozzasport, nowt wrong with them, get the car setup right and the pressures spot on and they're brilliant, see the yoz video of spa for proof

I tend to use 26-28psi rising to 32 when warm, any other pointers?

 

[bill]

Imho, & havin only passengered in a car with them on. It makes things too easy in a clio, re: boring.

fair doo's, never been in a car with them on..........yet.

 

[Cliotoby]

I really want to try the new Eagle F1 asymmetric, apparantly the GSD3's are a bit crap now they are being manufactured with another company and the F1 asymmetric's are supposed to be great. There were some in the garage along with some F1 GSD3's.

 

[shiftspark]

Most of the road class in the sprint\hillclimb cars run T1R , I think they are very good both in the wet and dry and my best times have been in the wet so they can't be that bad.
Just make sure you don't run them to low as I used to run them at 28 to get heat in them but found they are better at 33 which stops them rolling on the side wall.
However AD08 have been getting good press but are £100 each vs £35. I may try them but won't be until April when the season starts.
Can't comment on rs2 as they are not allowed in our class.

 

[shiftspark]

Most of the road class in the sprint\hillclimb cars run T1R , I think they are very good both in the wet and dry and my best times have been in the wet so they can't be that bad.
Just make sure you don't run them to low as I used to run them at 28 to get heat in them but found they are better at 33 which stops them rolling on the side wall.
However AD08 have been getting good press but are £100 each vs £35. I may try them but won't be until April when the season starts.
Can't comment on rs2 as they are not allowed in our class.

 

[shiftspark]

Sorry double iPhone post !

 

[Steve]

My 10p worth. (not balancing cost as the main issue as if you buy the wrong tyres in the first place )
Anyone who mentions pradas & trackdays needs banning.
PE2's are possibly best all round (road) tyre, fact. Excellent wet trackday tyre.
The RS2's are better on road & track (dry) than PE2, by quiet a margin.
R888's are fantastic in wet & dry on track but also boring, as they flatter an inexperienced driver.
The only skill needed is reaction times when it all goes wrong.
I won't mention here which way i'm going next as I will get slated by the 'sheep' but I have researched & a new brand has arrived.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Anyone who mentions pradas & trackdays needs banning. - TRUE
PE2's are possibly best all round (road) tyre, fact. Excellent wet trackday tyre. - GOOD FOR A ROAD TYRE, NEVER LIKED THEM OVERALL THOUGH
R888's are fantastic in wet & dry on track but also boring, as they flatter an inexperienced driver. - SAME SORT OF MARKETING AS MILTEK, EVERYONE BELIEVES BULLSHIT

For T1R's go for 30psi hot

 

[Cliotoby]

For T1R's go for 30psi hot

What do you run V12's at?

mine are 32psi all round, I ran more than that in my fronts with the Pilots i had on. There seems to be more sway in the fronts now ive got V12's.

 

[Fred@BTM]

purely down to what you prefer, i'm on abour track here by the way

road, generally i stick to 33 front and 31 rear, but it depends on the car, the weight, etc etc etc

they dynacup for example runs 25 front and 21 rear, but it weighs nothing

 

[Cliotoby]

purely down to what you prefer, i'm on abour track here by the way

road, generally i stick to 33 front and 31 rear, but it depends on the car, the weight, etc etc etc

they dynacup for example runs 25 front and 21 rear, but it weighs nothing

Cool, Thanks, I ran about 34 on the pilots i had, may put more air in these as the fronts even look a little floppy.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Bought some more T1R's today.

The issues with supply & possible launch of the RS2 Z213 with a different tread pattern put me off. I like to have matching tyres all round.