Track Tyres

[GWP021]

k so its time to upgrade the rubber on cherryred for mc and im after the obvious what brand, type, dealer etc

the only local dealer who had any idea what i was on about offered me federals?

thanks gang

[mitchy_]

ive got a pair of toyo RA1's that do the job pretty good..

however ive head the bridgestone RE55's are supposed to be the shit!

[KeeFy]

Falken RT615 pwns the street legal tyres. 2nd runner up advan nova ad07. Well.. I'm my books that is.

[Kaido_RR]

i through Advan AD07 werent street legal

[Steve]

RE55s were way too quick imo - I only got around 1500km from them before they needed replacing

Advan are ok, but they flat spot really easy

RE540s were ok, but now they are no longer

Toyo R888 seem pretty good, but I am not sure about how long they last

Toyo RA-1 are also very good, but dont live forever

Federal 595RS probably the best I have tried so far, dont have quite the grip levels of the Toyo or RE55s, but last ALOT longer - have done around 15,000km now, including some several hard high speed track work and they are still going strong. As one of the cheapest around, I reckon you cant go past them. The sidewalls are a bit softer than other Rcomps I have used, but nothing so bad as it has caused issues

Federal FTW imo.

[R DIRTY 3]

Gavin,

I use the Bridgestones (SR) and they do work very well.

I am in the middle of working a deal that will see me on a set of Yokys. Ill let you know how good they are.

The Federals are a good sticky street tyre, but as used on our other car our times around the MC courses has dropped 2 seconds.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I've got Federal 595RS's on mine, seem very good around the track

[fr0st]

What are the Federals worth? I read somewhere that there only $200 a corner or there abouts

[KeeFy]

Ad07's are not street legal? Well i don't know about aussie, but they sure are legal in Singapore.

[djr81]

If you want Toyo's go to Bayswater Tyres. It's in, um, Bayswater. 22 Embleton Ave. Phone 9371 9988. They should be able to give you a price on Bridgies also, just not quite as nice as the one they can manage on Toyo's.

If you want Khana action the Toyo will be better suited than the RE55 IMHO.

Also, Federals are gay so tell all your mates to use them. Same for Falkens.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

What are the Federals worth? I read somewhere that there only $200 a corner or there abouts

The street federals might be cheap, but the R-comps certainly aren't

[Denver]

ran toyo r888's for the dutton last yr, but have also run re540 and re555 varients, toyos are good for cold off the mark grip and last pretty well, but re555's IMHO are a slightly better tyre for grip, they just wear quickly

[Ant97GTR]

Forget the RE55's for MC action Gav. Stick with something like the Toyos as recommended above....

I'd only go the 55's if you do mostly circuit work.

[KeeFy]

Same for Falkens.

Falkens are gay? Rofl. Have you actually tried the rt615? Yeah it costs a lot, but it also performs. If you really want performance, P zero rosso... again they're at a huge cost.

[noone]

other than costs is there any reason not to got 18's for track work. Run 18 inch rims and street tyres am considering getting another set for use as track day tyres an running some decent tyres looking at most of the tyres mentioned above as possibilitys.

[R DIRTY 3]

Been thinking about it Gav, as your competing against me, i reckon the best thing for you is Wanli Retreads. Some grip and CHEAP!!!

[djr81]

other than costs is there any reason not to got 18's for track work. Run 18 inch rims and street tyres am considering getting another set for use as track day tyres an running some decent tyres looking at most of the tyres mentioned above as possibilitys.

Well looking at this here price list for RA1's & R888.

255/40/17 cost $425 & $436 respectively.

255/35/18 cost $548 & are only available for 888's.

So um, $450 per set is a fairly persuasive argument...

Given you don't get any gain from the extra inch rim unless you are running large brakes, there isn't much of an up side.

As to Keefy: The RT615 manages to combine the downsides of running R compounds (Rough ride, tramlining, noise) but misses out on the grip levels that a proper R compound can deliver. For one I have never seen a track car here in WA running the Falkens. Overwhelmingly people here run RE55's (Cheaper in the larger sizes than the Toyo's). You will see kharna cars & the small fry using Toyos moreso than Bridgies. You rarely see Dunlop/Yokohama/Michelin/Pirelli. I think this is a price issue as much as anything.

[Beer Baron]

Falken RT615 pwns the street legal tyres. 2nd runner up advan nova ad07. Well.. I'm my books that is.

haha. c'mon mate. they have a treadwear rating of 200 (or was it 240, i'm a bit hazy). R-comound tyres like A048, RE55 etc have a rating between about 40 and 60. see if that gives you a hint. RT615s are ROAD TYRES, that happen to have a construction like a track tyre, but the rubber of a road tyre. AD07s are road tyres too... Have you got either of those? or ever owned either of them?

[GWP021]

Been thinking about it Gav, as your competing against me, i reckon the best thing for you is Wanli Retreads. Some grip and CHEAP!!!

haha can you guess what was on the car when i bought it

[noone]

So um, $450 per set is a fairly persuasive argument...

Yeah Good point!