Discussion
After some opinions:
I know this topic has been done to death and I have been on You Tube looking a videos for comparisons and searched through lots of posts on here about tyres - a lot of these posts are inconclusive and just wither away.
Here's my story; I have been using Toyo T1Rs for a while and got fed up of them going off after a few laps of Castle Combe. I then tried some R1R's last year and the grip level is on another level....... for the first 5 laps and then they too go off and feel greasy.
I think it is now time to move away from TOYO's and look at a better quality tyre. Below is what I have extracted from various posts and vids - how does it compare to experiences:
R1R: Not bad for short runs but tend to overheat easily and fall off the cliff
AD08R: As good as the R1R for grip from cold and keep on improving. Limited heat cycles after around 6 track days - is this right, as these are the ones I am favouring
RSR 959: Very mixed reviews, quality is varied with cracks appearing after heat cycle. Some rate them as good as R888s, others really don't.
NS-2r: Mixed reviews again, is this because of expectations. I liken this to the JD Power Surveys where SKODA always outperform VW. Same product but expectations are lower on the Skoda. So, is the tyre actually good or is it good for a Nankang?
Here are some of the videos - I was looking at the R1R's to see if I was alone in finding that they didn't last, I wasn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AcD66qpz-A
AD08R are what I am veering towards but concerned at how long the will last grip wise, not so much treat wise.
I know this topic has been done to death and I have been on You Tube looking a videos for comparisons and searched through lots of posts on here about tyres - a lot of these posts are inconclusive and just wither away.
Here's my story; I have been using Toyo T1Rs for a while and got fed up of them going off after a few laps of Castle Combe. I then tried some R1R's last year and the grip level is on another level....... for the first 5 laps and then they too go off and feel greasy.
I think it is now time to move away from TOYO's and look at a better quality tyre. Below is what I have extracted from various posts and vids - how does it compare to experiences:
R1R: Not bad for short runs but tend to overheat easily and fall off the cliff
AD08R: As good as the R1R for grip from cold and keep on improving. Limited heat cycles after around 6 track days - is this right, as these are the ones I am favouring
RSR 959: Very mixed reviews, quality is varied with cracks appearing after heat cycle. Some rate them as good as R888s, others really don't.
NS-2r: Mixed reviews again, is this because of expectations. I liken this to the JD Power Surveys where SKODA always outperform VW. Same product but expectations are lower on the Skoda. So, is the tyre actually good or is it good for a Nankang?
Here are some of the videos - I was looking at the R1R's to see if I was alone in finding that they didn't last, I wasn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AcD66qpz-A
AD08R are what I am veering towards but concerned at how long the will last grip wise, not so much treat wise.
88racing said:
But have you actually tried Toyo's track day tyres yet - coz the T1R isn't it. Try the R888R.
Yes, as i said, i have tried the R1Rs and grip is great for the first few laps then thereis a cliff.I am looking into the differences. I thought people were spelling it wrong or different codes for different markets. Will do some digging
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