Sr3 Pirelli tyres

[sweetmate]

Anyone have any experience with the Pirelli tyres on there Radicals how they compare to the Dunlop's i no they run them 750mc Bikeports. Thanks

[Hamlet2]

Hi, I have just tested some Pirellis on the PR6 and they are much better than the hard compound dunlops that are all you can get now, we have not tried them on the SR3 yet but the dunlops that we have take about 10 laps to come good.
Give them a try. and let me know.

[Etchhead]

New to Radicals and have only been out in my 4 times. It's a bit of a learning curve and such a different beast than my GT3. My last outing was a with a set of new michelins and damn was that fun! My Dunlops took a bit to come in, and we're probably tired and HC-ed out. I don't have experience with the Pirelli or Hoosers on the car so also looking forward to your review. Longevity is also key as none of these are cheap!

[Hamlet2]

In that case use the dunlops, you are more likely to die before you wear them out.

[sweetmate]

Hi Hamlet thanks for the reply how were they price wise I've been told there way cheaper.

[Hamlet2]

Hi ,

They are about £1200.00 from the big R, so not cheap.

Have fun,

Hamlet,

[sweetmate]

I was under the impression the Pirellis could be ordered from other suppliers and not just from Radical as the Dunlops have to.

[Hamlet2]

Hi,

Sorry I miss understood, you can get the Pirelli's from Pro tyre, do a google search, they are cheaper than the Dunlops,

Regards.

[Etchhead]

I bought the Michs for $1200 delivered from Rad last month- prob a better option and known setup- race proven.

[splitpin]

Etchhead said:

I bought the Michs for $1200 delivered from Rad last month- prob a better option and known setup- race proven.

Love to hear more ............ neither Michelins nor $1200 (£815GBP) for a set of round black things from Radical makes much sense to us blokes in the homeland.

Over here Radical only supply Radical Dunlop tyres (last time I heard they were Dunlop's 2nd biggest Motorsport tyre Customer) and a set of slicks for a 3 is £1400 including 'has to be paid' (and can be reclaimed by some) 20% VAT which goes straight to the government for doing the square root of SFA (Sweet Feck All)

[Etchhead]

splitpin said:

Love to hear more ............ neither Michelins nor $1200 (£815GBP) for a set of round black things from Radical makes much sense to us blokes in the homeland.

Over here Radical only supply Radical Dunlop tyres (last time I heard they were Dunlop's 2nd biggest Motorsport tyre Customer) and a set of slicks for a 3 is £1400 including 'has to be paid' (and can be reclaimed by some) 20% VAT which goes straight to the government for doing the square root of SFA (Sweet Feck All)

Order them from RadicalWest in Nevada. Msrp is ~$1400 but they ran a sale in May of $1200 shipped and they also expressed interest in volume orders. These guys only use Mich now and this tire was developed and launched at Spring Mountain. Grip was incredible- especially for the price.

[dptdpt]

Hadn't realised Pirelli made a size to fit. I changed to Hankooks last year which for me at least, are so much better than the standard compound Dunlops. Warm up much quicker and inspire confidence, unlike the Dunlops which needed tip toeing around for several laps. Much cheaper as well.
Radical are now offering soft compound Dunlops for track days, but i suspect they will be expensive.