Tyres for Wet track days??

[@Josh]

Just wondering what tyres everyone uses on a wet track day?

I run 888's when it's nice but it rained on my last track day and didn't get much grip

What do people suggest?

Josh

 

[Ph1 Tom]

It's been covered a few times. Toyo R1R or Federal RSR. You could try the new Nankangs too, I'd expect them to be ok.

 

[@Josh]

When I was on that track day someone was using toyo's just like the performance road tyre and he seemed to be going okay

Might try them Federal RSR but they are abit pricy haha

 

[gez 172]

I'd just use a normal road tyre if your concerned about price. Get some good rating wet; they're not going to heat up much if the track is soaked and they'll disperse the water well

 

[@Josh]

I'd just use a normal road tyre if your concerned about price. Get some good rating wet; they're not going to heat up much if the track is soaked and they'll disperse the water well

Yeahh just bought a second set of track wheels which have toyo t1r so will see how they work

 

[Chip-mk1]

I use rsr. Quite good in the wet and don't fall apart if it dries out a bit like an rs2 does for example.

 

[Jamie86]

Chip are the MPSC not any good in the wet?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Chip are the MPSC not any good in the wet?

Christ no!

Utterly disgusting!

They make 888s look like full race wets!

 

[@Josh]

Christ no!

Utterly disgusting!

They make 888s look like full race wets!

haha I had a big scare in my 888 on standing water :/ just nothing there haha

 

[.GAZ.]

T1R's are the worst wet tyres, EVER!

 

[.Stevo.C.]

T1R's are the worst wet tyres, EVER!

They are utter pish.

 

[.GAZ.]

They are utter pish.

I've got them on the R32 and even that struggled on a damp track, last week..

 

[Chip-mk1]

T1R in the wet arent great, but given that they are a budget tyre and not one aimed at wet weather like say a rainsport 2, its hardly surprising really, I cant imagine how anyone would make the mistake of fitting them thinking they were going to be great wet weather trackday tyres.

They are "ok" all round as a budget road tyre IME, but thats about it.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I've got a set of RainSport 3's for mine in the wet

 

[Chip-mk1]

I've got a set of RainSport 3's for mine in the wet

Have you tried them much yet on track? And if so what did you have on there before and how do they compare?
Im quite interested in them if they dont fall apart when used hard in the dry like RS2 ones did if they still manage similar wet performance.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Have you tried them much yet on track? And if so what did you have on there before and how do they compare?
Im quite interested in them if they dont fall apart when used hard in the dry like RS2 ones did if they still manage similar wet performance.

Not yet, dude.. Snett and Cadwell will no doubt be wet this week

 

[Chip-mk1]

Not yet, dude.. Snett and Cadwell will no doubt be wet this week

True!

although I kinda hope not as still shaking down my car at this stage and its much nicer working on them in the pits in the dry, lol.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

I've got them on the R32 and even that struggled on a damp track, last week..

I had them on my Trophy at knockhill and the car lost grip so many times and that was in the dry.

 

[Tony Hunter]

R1R's if it's wet, but I can rip them apart in 20mins if it dry's up.

 

[GiT]

T1R's are the worst wet tyres, EVER!

This. T1Rs are great for dry, but get mullered fast. Wet though they are pure garbage for anything more than normal road driving.

Uniroyal Rainsports are supposed to be extremely good.

 

[underdog]

i use federal rsr for wet or dry and in the wet they are shockinly good. great value any weather tyre.

 

[.GAZ.]

This. T1Rs are great for dry, but get mullered fast. Wet though they are pure garbage for anything more than normal road driving.

Uniroyal Rainsports are supposed to be extremely good.

I'm a big big fan of Rainsports but only for road use. The sidewalls are far too soft for track use!

 

[Grant89]

I use PE2s on wet/dam/very cold track days and they are awesome, had so much confidence with them on when it was torrential rain at Snetterton and Brands in December.

 

[Chip-mk1]

This. T1Rs are great for dry, but get mullered fast. Wet though they are pure garbage for anything more than normal road driving.

Uniroyal Rainsports are supposed to be extremely good.

Rainsport 2 have a very similar tread pattern to the T1R but with much large exit groves on the shoulders, this makes them better in the wet but more fragile in the dry than the T1R.

 

[Chip-mk1]

i use federal rsr for wet or dry and in the wet they are shockinly good. great value any weather tyre.

Agreed, I have yet to find any tyre at any price that is a better all rounder, if I had to have one tyre for ever it would be the RSR, even though its not the best in wet or in the dry, its the best overall.

 

[cliokongen]

I find the Uniroyal Rainsports very good for the price.
Did brilliantly on Nürburgring with lots of water on track.
They do have a soft side wall but that is not neccessarily a bad thing in the wet
In the dry they just dont work (on track) - as a daily tyre they are fine.... (and cheap)

 

[Jamie86]

I destroyed a set of rainsport2 on the back of my mx5 at Llandow even in standing water, the tread actually started coming off of the carcass!

 

[Djw John]

I use PE2s on wet/dam/very cold track days and they are awesome, had so much confidence with them on when it was torrential rain at Snetterton and Brands in December.

Same, I use my old road tyres so generally they don't have much tread left and they still just hang on and hang on in there. And cost me effectively nowt!