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Offline mattypgolf

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Best track day tyres for road use!
« on: March 09, 2012, 07:27:19 am »
As above! Best tyre for everyday use!
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 08:54:30 am »
Strange question. Surely you want the best road tyre if that's what your driving on.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2012, 09:01:21 am »
r888 didnt give me any grief, even in the wet they wernt to bad. You got AD08 i believe they are also good. Look on tyrereview sites.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 09:46:45 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on March 09, 2012, 08:54:30 am
Strange question. Surely you want the best road tyre if that's what your driving on.
Just want something as grippy as possible for the summer! Currently running vred's
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2012, 12:36:00 pm »
I know some people are runnng Toyo T1 Sports on the track and rate them for grip etc.  I use them on the road and cant fault them one bit.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2012, 03:09:26 pm »
AD08s?
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2012, 05:39:40 pm »
Used to run R888's on my S3 for years which made a huge difference and superb on the road, I have a set of 888's waiting to be fitted to the Mk5 so a big +1 for 888's from me.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2012, 05:52:33 pm »
What sort of mileage would you get out of a set of 888's?
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2012, 05:58:27 pm »
Depends whether you hammer them on the track or use them solely for the road,  I only used to run them on the road and I'm sure I used to get 7000+ miles.  Best to ask SteveP as i'm sure he has run few a through sets for mainly track work.

If you drive like a maniac on the road i'm sure you will easily get 5000+  :happy2:
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2012, 06:01:41 pm »
Quote from: luckyGti on March 10, 2012, 05:39:40 pm
Used to run R888's on my S3 for years which made a huge difference and superb on the road, I have a set of 888's waiting to be fitted to the Mk5 so a big +1 for 888's from me.

Not bloody fitted em yet?  :mad: lol
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2012, 06:04:42 pm »
Quote from: 56OctyVRS on March 09, 2012, 12:36:00 pm
I know some people are runnng Toyo T1 Sports on the track and rate them for grip etc.  I use them on the road and cant fault them one bit.
:surprised: :surprised:

they are by far the worst tyre i have ever used.  i took them off after about 4000miles.  Good in standing water and thats where their talents ended IMO.  Show them a dry track and they just overheat
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2012, 06:05:23 pm »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on March 11, 2012, 06:01:41 pm
Quote from: luckyGti on March 10, 2012, 05:39:40 pm
Used to run R888's on my S3 for years which made a huge difference and superb on the road, I have a set of 888's waiting to be fitted to the Mk5 so a big +1 for 888's from me.

Not bloody fitted em yet?  :mad: lol

lol not yet as were just coming out of winter and running 888's on wet roads drive me crazy, to be honest I want to find a spare set of wheels for them.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2012, 06:08:11 pm »
Very mixed opinions then on the 888's!!
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2012, 06:08:23 pm »
Quote from: Janner_Sy on March 11, 2012, 06:04:42 pm
Quote from: 56OctyVRS on March 09, 2012, 12:36:00 pm
I know some people are runnng Toyo T1 Sports on the track and rate them for grip etc.  I use them on the road and cant fault them one bit.
:surprised: :surprised:

they are by far the worst tyre i have ever used.  i took them off after about 4000miles.  Good in standing water and thats where their talents ended IMO.  Show them a dry track and they just overheat

I found the opposite as far as standing water goes,  In the S3 it used to aquaplane like there was no tomorrow (R888).


Edit...  Whoops just realised you were referring to the Toyo TI Sports.
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Re: Best track day tyres for road use!
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2012, 06:14:05 pm »
Quote from: mattypgolf on March 11, 2012, 06:08:11 pm
Very mixed opinions then on the 888's!!

Where are the mixed opinions on the 888's?  :smiley:
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