Ring car prep.

[Poverty]

f1s will be sh*t for the ring. Sidewalls are too soft, tyres deform too easily. PS2s all the way or the new supersports

p.s

I used to be f1 assys biggest fan, and then I tried the ps2 

[tony_danza]

I did about 30 laps on F1s, along with a day at Oulton. Get your pressures right and they're fine  

Granted PS2s were far better when I replaced them, and I didn't choose the F1s, but sh*t?

[Janner_Sy]

on what basis will F1s be sh!t @ the ring.  Have you been to the ring and have you used F1s on the ring, or even PS2s on a ring or track etc.

F1s are far from crap

[edd666999]

  Im not changing the type of tyres i used guys 

[Poverty]

I did about 30 laps on F1s, along with a day at Oulton. Get your pressures right and they're fine 

Granted PS2s were better far when I replaced them, and I didn't choose the F1s, but sh*t?

What car did you use em on.

F1s on my ibiza where superb, on the cupra sh*t when pushed. Granted I did F1s, Toyo R1Rs then back to F1s which highlighted how much they flex and then ps2's granted on the TT and not the cupra so not a fair comparison.

Trouble with the F1s is that due to the soft sidewall under heavy cornings they are liable to bulging 

[Poverty]

on what basis will F1s be sh!t @ the ring.  Have you been to the ring and have you used F1s on the ring, or even PS2s on a ring or track etc.

F1s are far from crap

F1s are good for joe blogs doing normal driving.


On the track the sidewall is too soft, they deform too easily, overheat too easily, dont give that great a steering feedback,liable to bulging. They are superb for what they were designed for as a everyday tyre, but for the track they are sh*t, atleast on heavier cars going by my experiences.

They also havent faired too well on some of the later tyre reviews when it came to all out driving

[edd666999]

Your going well off topic guys. please keep it on track...

[Poverty]

Your going well off topic guys. please keep it on track...

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Seeing as I doubt you will be pushing things to the limit your F1s will be fine, as will be the paradas, if its wet just be cautious!

[QD MBE]

The Ring is ace when it's wet, there's nobody on it!

Apart from Hurdy going full chat on 888's! 

I remember that lap well......................  It nearly didn't go fully to plan!

[Hurdy]

The Ring is ace when it's wet, there's nobody on it!

Apart from Hurdy going full chat on 888's! 

[QD MBE]

The Ring is ace when it's wet, there's nobody on it!

Apart from Hurdy going full chat on 888's! 

I remember that lap well......................  It nearly didn't go fully to plan!

As said, a few tools would not go amiss.  you can leave them at the apartment.  Spare litre or two of Oil is a must.........

[joesgti]

will young!? 

[tony_danza]

Poverty - they were on my MK5 GTI. How many track days did you do to ascertain this opinion? I will add, mine were the German made F1s, not from the far East.

I think your problems may have been down to pressures and driving style?

Which bringing it back on topic - Ed, have you been before? First timers, including me, have a tendancy to work the brakes and tyres a bit more due to winding on too much lock and overbraking in panic on blind bends (of which there are lots).. so take a gauge to ensure they're set properly and watch back to back laps on the stoppers. Give things time to cool, including your brain.

[joesgti]

i ran F1's at the ring in the wet and dry any they were awesome. aslo so were my avon zz3's.

[Poverty]

Poverty - they were on my MK5 GTI. How many track days did you do to ascertain this opinion? I will add, mine were the German made F1s, not from the far East.

I think your problems may have been down to pressures and driving style?

Which bringing it back on topic - Ed, have you been before? First timers, including me, have a tendancy to work the brakes and tyres a bit more due to winding on too much lock and overbraking in panic on blind bends (of which there are lots).. so take a gauge to ensure they're set properly and watch back to back laps on the stoppers. Give things time to cool, including your brain.

I had a goodyear technical man phone me after I was disapointed in the f1 assys performance, we had a lenghty discussion, and he pretty much confirmed that for the vehciles power and my intended application they wouldnt be the best choice as they werent designed with that in mind. Wet turning and braking performance was the main focus of the assy f1 during the R and D process and for that they are probably one of the best if not the best tyre ive had for wet performance.

Like ive said previously I used to buy nothing but assy f1s because at the time they where better than other road tyres I had tried such as dunlops and bridgestones, but then I tried the R1Rs and it opened my eyes to the inadequencies of the assy f1s when pushing on and how much better and quicker you could go with a tyre which was meant to do track work from the word go.

But anyway, this is welloff topic, and id say deffo grab a bottle of oil and a rev d dv if not already fitted.