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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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14/10/2013 22:47
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Don't see that being a problem I run toyo t1rs on rear p zero corsa semi slicks on front of my track car, can't recommend the p zero corsas enough ,very very sticky
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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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15/10/2013 06:46
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running semi slicks on the front and road tyres on the back is fine especially if its slightly damp on track but ive found the p6000 are like plastic and dont handle to well.
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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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15/10/2013 09:02
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Per
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Per
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Go for Toyo R888 225/45-16 you can find them cheap on Camskill mate.
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Re: track tyres
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15/10/2013 11:11
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MCMike
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I would be careful running track tyres on the front and normal tyres on the back, on a hot day the back end can get very loose. Not much chance of that at this time of the year though !
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Re: track tyres
[Re: MCMike]
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15/10/2013 11:37
15/10/2013 11:37
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I would be careful running track tyres on the front and normal tyres on the back, on a hot day the back end can get very loose. Not much chance of that at this time of the year though ! I'd concur with this, in that it gets very light on the rears braking into corners. If you put the road tyres on the front and the sticky ones on the rear, the worst that can happen is it doesn't steer it'll scrabble when putting the power down...
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Re: track tyres
[Re: Hovedan]
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15/10/2013 12:20
15/10/2013 12:20
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With respect to tyres, there's two ways to approach a trackday.... 1) Fit cheap road tyres (even part worns) and go out with the intention of wearing them out and the expectation that the car will be a little wayward and a bit of a mobile chicane round the twisty bits - end result, lots of laughs and (relatively) minor expense 2) save up, fit proper trackday tyres and exploit the considerable increase in grip and have some decent dices with machinery that should leave the Coupe for dead. End result, lots of laughs, some raised eyebrows and a higher expenditure. Generally, I'd go for #2 because I'm very competitive. However, what I wouldn't do it mix and match - as has been said above, the rear end of a Coupe gets very wayward when the tyres get hot, which they will do very quickly if you have trackday rubber up front. Putting the sticky rubber on the rear is pointless, as the front will just push wide as soon as the power is on - might as well stick with Option 1 rather than waste good trackdays tyres on the rear. FWIW, this was the state of my 100-mile old Toyos after just ONE lap of Bruntingthorpe
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Re: track tyres
[Re: Nigel]
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15/10/2013 15:46
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With respect to tyres, there's two ways to approach a trackday.... 1) Fit cheap road tyres (even part worns) and go out with the intention of wearing them out and the expectation that the car will be a little wayward and a bit of a mobile chicane round the twisty bits - end result, lots of laughs and (relatively) minor expense 2) save up, fit proper trackday tyres and exploit the considerable increase in grip and have some decent dices with machinery that should leave the Coupe for dead. End result, lots of laughs, some raised eyebrows and a higher expenditure. Generally, I'd go for #2 because I'm very competitive. However, what I wouldn't do it mix and match - as has been said above, the rear end of a Coupe gets very wayward when the tyres get hot, which they will do very quickly if you have trackday rubber up front. Putting the sticky rubber on the rear is pointless, as the front will just push wide as soon as the power is on - might as well stick with Option 1 rather than waste good trackdays tyres on the rear. FWIW, this was the state of my 100-mile old Toyos after just ONE lap of Bruntingthorpe I thought most people did not go drifting with coupes.  . That's some going Nigel.
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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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15/10/2013 23:53
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dazs78
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Coupedummy, what tyres were you on when the rear broke free?
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Re: track tyres
[Re: barnacle]
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16/10/2013 20:53
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I believe the technical term is 'doing a barnacle'. That is only a quarter "Barnacle"
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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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17/10/2013 04:48
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I use hankook ventus v12 evo on the front which I find for the price very good, and I have federal ss595 on the back (cheap and nasty) and I find it handles lovely on the road, much more balanced and less pronounced understeer. However in the wet lifting off will induce a big slide! I've got a track day coming up though and I think ill end up swapping front to back for safety! I think slow in fast out is the order of the day for this set up...
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Re: track tyres
[Re: liam_gill]
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20/10/2013 10:15
20/10/2013 10:15
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wink
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I certainly wouldn't recommend P6000s on the rear - my coupe had these when I got it, and suffered from lift-off oversteer at normal road speeds, never mind on a trackday. They're not a grippy tyre. Whatever tyres you choose, put 4 of the same on, then the car should be reasonably balanced. And there's no point scrimping on decent tyres for a trackday - if you put it in the barriers it'll cost way more than 4 decent tyres.
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Re: track tyres
[Re: coupedummy]
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18/11/2013 19:01
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magooagain
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I believe i was on road tyres at the time at 205/55/16. Entered the corner pretty bad aswell but got lucky and never hit the wall the left hand side. And they were cold mate.
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