Can i draw your attn to these....
Can you get these in the UK??......
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... Radial+Wet
Race Forum talking about wets...interesting reading peoples comments from experience....
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73808
Trackday tyres for sale on Ebay.......
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trks ... kday+tyres
This site has lots of interesting tyre reviews anbd other info on tyres....
http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/archives/prodoct07.asp
Yokohama Advan A006 - wet racing tyre used in WTCC as a control tyre looks good.
...hope some of this is useful to everyone, only took 15mins to find this lot...i'm sure there is more out there :thumb:
....oh....and here's some nice wallpaper for you bimmer bangers!!
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007 ... 5.1-lg.jpg
Wet tyre choice
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If talking road (1A) tyres, F1's do seem to be good, slightly better than T1's IMO. but i'm quite happy on bald(ish) versions of both in damp, ie. not much standing water, and 1B's, 888's with ok tread are also great in the wet, long as there's no too much standing water, Avon ACB10's are excellent in both damp and dry, after all they're actually a wet race control tyre. 
Gerry
No, I meant a good road tyre suitable for sprints (ie F1's) but I was trying to gain further feedback from people using them in similar circumstances to my requirements.
Francis
See above
Baz
Ta
Gary
You can guess what I'm going to suggest can't you :thumb:
No, I meant a good road tyre suitable for sprints (ie F1's) but I was trying to gain further feedback from people using them in similar circumstances to my requirements.
Francis
See above
Baz
Ta
Gary
You can guess what I'm going to suggest can't you :thumb:
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Stuart,
What about the Hankook RS2's.
I have no personal experience, but reports are very good. I was going to buy some for my M3, but they did not have the rear size in the UK at the time.
They are a medium compound with slightly more tread than an 888 and great value from Camskill.
Worth a look i think.
Eddy
What about the Hankook RS2's.
I have no personal experience, but reports are very good. I was going to buy some for my M3, but they did not have the rear size in the UK at the time.
They are a medium compound with slightly more tread than an 888 and great value from Camskill.
Worth a look i think.
Eddy
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Kim certainly rates the F1s FTD at Debden and also at Curborough, till it dried.stuart wrote:Gerry
No, I meant a good road tyre suitable for sprints (ie F1's) but I was trying to gain further feedback from people using them in similar circumstances to my requirements.
As for feedback from me, there were too many other issues with the car to think much about how it was handling :roll: The grip felt good but wasn't pushing it. The only twitchy moments was accelerating away from the roundbout, through the tightening right hander where there was some standing water and is quite bumpy anyway iirc.
The wet Silverstone I did a few weeks ago was no test as I had two new F1s on the front and worn Bridgestones 050A behind. Front grip was good but poor rear grip meant it was very tail happy with a couple of big spins.
You need to ask the Rainmeister, Kim.
Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or hump it, piss on it and walk away!
F1s have a relatively soft sidewall so won't turn as sharply as RE070s or 888s, but the extra compliance is welcome in slippery conditions. Outright grip is very good for a 1A, wet or dry. Steering feedback, cold performance and temperature consistency when lapping all seem good.
I was wearing them last year when we all went to Cadwell on my wrx shed and while clearly they didn't have the outright grip of whatever Dunc had on (888's?), Malcolm consistently logged a lateral peaks of 1.4G (I think that might be a touch optimistic).
If you can find some part worns they will be cheaper and a bit grippier without the first few mm of treadblock. The compound seems quite durable for a sporty tyre. I have them on all my fast road cars. I have tried the Toyos as well, which weren't bad, but still preffered the F1s.
In answer to your original question, discussing corner segments may be of limited use as I always use them with 4WD (apart from the drifter which uses whatever random stuff that gets fitted on the day), your RWD setup will exploit the tyres in a different manner.
Where is Kim? He can explain all about tyre testing.
I was wearing them last year when we all went to Cadwell on my wrx shed and while clearly they didn't have the outright grip of whatever Dunc had on (888's?), Malcolm consistently logged a lateral peaks of 1.4G (I think that might be a touch optimistic).
If you can find some part worns they will be cheaper and a bit grippier without the first few mm of treadblock. The compound seems quite durable for a sporty tyre. I have them on all my fast road cars. I have tried the Toyos as well, which weren't bad, but still preffered the F1s.
In answer to your original question, discussing corner segments may be of limited use as I always use them with 4WD (apart from the drifter which uses whatever random stuff that gets fitted on the day), your RWD setup will exploit the tyres in a different manner.
Where is Kim? He can explain all about tyre testing.