Tyres for Sprinting.....

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:42 pm

...do i run the Bridgestone RE070's this weekend at the MLR Silverstone Sprint or my 65% worn Yoko AO 48 Meduim hard compounds????
Tricky one, as to the touch the 070's feel softer but then the Yoko's have a stiffer sidewall and have serious grip once warm, but I'm just wondering whether I'll be able to get them warm enough to be gripper than the 070's :? :?

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duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:55 pm

I doubt the sidewalls are very different in stiffness.

For one lap I doubt there would be much in it grip wise either but I would go with the Yoko's personally as they are 100 compound iirc compared to 140 for the re070's.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:06 pm

eh, 100 compound, 140.....please enlighten me :?:

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:08 pm

Oh, and the temps are looking at 3-5 degrees for the day...brrrrrrrr

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:36 pm

070s are probably the best bet as the Yokos do need to get warm.

At least it's looking dry atm http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/day ... tone&day=6

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:38 pm

Time for higher tyre pressures then if it is that cold 8)

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:45 am

went with the 070's as i couldn't be bothered changing my wheels over last night in the end....its only a bit of fun anyway this weekend

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:54 am

Since when do you do 'only a bit of fun anyway'?

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:06 am

hehehe....don't know what you mean Gerry!!

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:55 pm

Good luck Logan mixing with the Evo Massive lol
Wanted to come to this one but i am working

Liam