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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #150 on: September 03, 2012, 01:43:06 pm »
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #151 on: September 03, 2012, 08:08:51 pm »
My French is a little rusty, but the FWD test was very interesting... especially as I've just bought some AD08s to try  :happy2:
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #152 on: September 03, 2012, 09:34:02 pm »
Tony, are you running them already?

Your coming review is highly appreciated.  :wink:
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #153 on: September 03, 2012, 09:41:53 pm »
Not had chance yet, but will give a full review as soon as I do. I don't expect them to be as good as my favoured PSCups or DZ03Gs, but at half the price I'll be happy at 90% of the performance.

A friend runs them on his 2.0T 4motion MKIV track car and rates them very highly.
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #154 on: September 03, 2012, 10:04:16 pm »
Mike... my bro ran those on his RS200 for a while on track (and now are his road tyres) and he rates them very highly. They are never going to grip like R888s, but for the money.....  :party:

Ive still yet to use my a048s..... one day.  :innocent:
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #155 on: September 04, 2012, 01:08:48 pm »
I've heard only good things of them. Of course they're not in the league of A048/A050, PSC or 03Gs,
but they also handle rainy weather very well and last longer. Refer to Car & Driver on page 10 and
the French test above.
Tony, where did you get them? Half the price of PSCs or half the price of 03Gs?
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #156 on: September 04, 2012, 01:37:45 pm »
225/40/18

AD08 £149 source Camskill.co.uk
DZ03G £280 source Demon Tweeks

Feedback from my friend Alessio: 350BHP 2.0TFSI MKIV Golf 4 motion. 4 track days and 3000 road miles, half worn. Not quite as much grip as the best semi slicks, but lots better than any road tyre and much better in the wet than semis.

So, seems to mirror my thoughts. Not quite as good as a DZ03G/PSC but as good (if not better) than an R888, lasts longer and much cheaper.
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #157 on: January 01, 2013, 03:03:35 pm »
Just been looking into the new EU wet weather tyre ratings for semi slick tyres.

"A" being the highest "G" being the lowest.

I had expected them to all be rated lower than that and i definitely expected the R888 to be marked lower than the other options above.

R888 225/40/R18 have a Wet Weather Rating of B
R1R225/40/R18 have a Wet Weather B rating. 
Michelin PSS 225/40/R18 have a Wet Weather B rating. 
Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 225/40/R18 have a Wet Weather B rating. 

If these are able to get a B wet weather rating surely the grading system isnt setup right.
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #158 on: January 01, 2013, 03:48:00 pm »
I agree that doesn't sound right as the Dunlop Winter Sport 4D's I have recently put on the GTD has a Wet Grip rating of E according to Camskill.
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #159 on: January 01, 2013, 06:49:15 pm »
Janner_Sy can you please post the link where you found that information?
I am particularly interested in Dunlop 03G and Kumho V70a. Thank you!
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #160 on: January 01, 2013, 06:57:51 pm »
Quote from: rex on January 01, 2013, 06:49:15 pm
Janner_Sy can you please post the link where you found that information?
I am particularly interested in Dunlop 03G and Kumho V70a. Thank you!

I got them from the manufacturers literature on their websites
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #161 on: January 01, 2013, 07:54:00 pm »
Up to 70mph the R888's still knock the socks off most normal tyres for grip in the wet. It is only if there is any standing water that you have to be careful and even then they aren't that bad. I'd say the R1R's are an all round better bet in the wet, so why they are both B rated I'll never know!

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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #162 on: January 01, 2013, 08:00:46 pm »
Quote from: SteveP on January 01, 2013, 03:48:00 pm
I agree that doesn't sound right as the Dunlop Winter Sport 4D's I have recently put on the GTD has a Wet Grip rating of E according to Camskill.

Steve have you activated the XDS on your GTD? found out on another forum that all Feb/ March 2010 onwards golfs, sciroccos etc have it as standard and just needs activating with VCDS  :happy2:
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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #163 on: January 02, 2013, 01:58:38 pm »
how does the above track road legal tyres compare to road performance tyres such as conti sports 5 or goodyear assymetrics as far as grip and longevity is concerned? I will be shopping for new tyres shortly and wonder which one will be better??

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Re: track day tyres : FAQ
« Reply #164 on: January 02, 2013, 03:36:05 pm »
Have/had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 1 and 2 (street tires) and Kumho v70a and Dunlop Direzza 03G (semi slicks) so I can only compare these 4. I have used the street tires on track also:
1. If you need an all rounder F1 Asymmetric 1 is ok. It is more responsive than Asymmetric 2 and I like it better for track/fast road use. This tire is ok if you visit tracks like Nurburgring.
2. If you can afford to, buy both a semislick and a road tire. The semislick are far better than the normal road tire on a track that has very good grip.
Concerning longevity, I was really surprised of how well the Asymmetric 1 behaved. As long as you are not killing the car (mostly with heavy understeer) it should be ok.
Hope this helps!  :driver:
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