Could some of you kind maniacs advise your opinion of the best tyre to suit both wet and dry.Present Continentals seemed nervous or was it the driver!.
Trackday Tyres
- Thread starter lightweight
- Start date
Toyo R888 most popular all rounder on anything lightweight presume you drive an aircooled car? But as always take it easy in the wet .....
oldtimer
PCGB Member
....you need to gives us maniacs a bit more information....some of us are daft enough to have more than 1 set of wheels that can be fitted to help cope with wet or dry .
If you need to have Porsche's N rated tyres fitted then Toyo R888s are ruled out. However they are road legal and so you can drive to track and back.
Michelin Pilot Sport ( not cup) are good road tyre and stand up to track abuse well but don't have the grip of Toyo in dry to mildly damp conditions .....
Hacki
Active member
Michelin Pilot is a great compromise. As said good for road use, they will stand track use much better than the Contis and they are better in the wet than any semi-slick tyre.
Or, as a friend, who knows his bsusiness, told me: "Stop putting stupid questions. Get a set of slicks, a set of full wets and enjoy!"
Rgds,
Hacki
Or, as a friend, who knows his bsusiness, told me: "Stop putting stupid questions. Get a set of slicks, a set of full wets and enjoy!"
Rgds,
Hacki
I thought R888s were pretty hopeless in the wet - acceptable on track if caught out, but the journey home last week on the M1 was scary, standing water in lorry ruts, was leathal at 50-60mph.
I'd sacrifice some grip on track for wet weather performance on road if you use the car on the road a lot.
I'd sacrifice some grip on track for wet weather performance on road if you use the car on the road a lot.
No need to avoid the track with 888's in torrential rain as proved by my 2 days at Oulton in the wet and at the Spa Fundays 2009. It's not possible to get any heat in the tyres of course in the wet so you need to adjust tyre pressures accordingly.
I will buy 888's again and I will use them in the wet.
Just need to avoid the painted white lines at Spa in the wet! [
]
I will buy 888's again and I will use them in the wet.
Just need to avoid the painted white lines at Spa in the wet! [
]I would still say standing water and R888s is a numbers game. If there isnt standing water then fine. I felt that the car aquaplaned to quickly across standing water, but was fine on other areas (albeit not much grip). Personally I'd rather play the lottery than run 888s with puddles. My experience of Yokos A0048s on other 911s (not a 64RS) is the same, tyres very similar to R888s.
All of that said, my exposure to these things probably isnt as high as some on this board.
Rick - good tip on the tyre pressures, I didnt adjust. Keep us posted on how you get on - its bound to be wet on the Tour.
All of that said, my exposure to these things probably isnt as high as some on this board.
Rick - good tip on the tyre pressures, I didnt adjust. Keep us posted on how you get on - its bound to be wet on the Tour.
DSCBoy
New member
Hmm, given advanced weather forecast, sounds like I might need all the tips we can get on the Toyos in the wet! Thanks for that HGO...
They are the official tyre for the 924 championship and those guys run them wet/dry or whatever so (given my tips came from the Championship tyre supplier) I'm optimistic.
Melv, depends very much on the temperature and the water conditions, in this case, you are trying to heat the tyre so you lower the pressures for more carcass movement as if you can activate the compound then you should get grip... unless of course you have massive standing water in which case you might need to round off the tyres and try and get them to cut through.
Cheers
Rick
They are the official tyre for the 924 championship and those guys run them wet/dry or whatever so (given my tips came from the Championship tyre supplier) I'm optimistic.
Melv, depends very much on the temperature and the water conditions, in this case, you are trying to heat the tyre so you lower the pressures for more carcass movement as if you can activate the compound then you should get grip... unless of course you have massive standing water in which case you might need to round off the tyres and try and get them to cut through.
Cheers
Rick
Have to say the drive on the way home from Spa a couple of years ago was fairly wet and the Toyo's worked well enough. In fact i was quite suprised. That said i am warming to what Richard meaden said in a recent article on his 64RS . He sticks with period tyres rather than the grippies as he feels it fits the character of the car. I can see where he is coming from.
DSCBoy
New member
Look closely and you can see Toyo's nestling under the arches as the 924 is rolled out for the first time... (not completely sure about the Scottish copies of the BOSS logos yet... time was a little short though....
Given forecast is torrential rain for 2 of the 3 days I think... guessing I should have an opinion to share on wet weather performance by the end of next week!
Cheers
Rick
Given forecast is torrential rain for 2 of the 3 days I think... guessing I should have an opinion to share on wet weather performance by the end of next week!
Cheers
Rick
Mel ,Sorry I have offended by not disclosing my identity.Name is David Hanson and we met at the register visit to JZMachtech on 2nd July 2005. I bought my 964RS in April 2000.It is RHD lightweight colour violet manuf .1992 and imported into UK in 1994 from Hong Kong.Car has been around Spa and Silverstone and the present Continentals are ageing and need replacing soon.My thanks to those who have replied with advice.Favourites for wet/dry compromise appear to be Michelin Pilot Sport and possibly Toyo R888. This led me to go to the Toyo web site and lo and behold they have produced a new tyre between the spec for TIR wet tyre and R888 dry called RIR which should suit road and occasional track use wet/dry.Other members may be interested to know this.My thanks.
Posts made and opinions expressed are those of the individual forum members
Use of the Forum is subject to the Terms and Conditions
