dunlop sport maxx race !!!!worth a look ?

[mrdemon]

ok been looking for R spec tyres for Cayman/Boxster in the UK

and no one makes them in the right size !!!!!

this new dunlop sport maxx race IS in 19" Boxster and Cayman sizes

[mrdemon]

better so they say

very tempted to fit these to the GT3 as well as that needs new tyres.

CUPS are silly money and not available any way.

[mrdemon]

They did say they were going to be N rated, but so were the Pilot Super Sports lol

The N rated thing was ok in the past because the PS2 was a great tyre, now it's just bullst and quite anoying.
I would never buy PS2 over Pilot Super Sports now.

[mrdemon]

They are still bloody good in the dry though and easy to get a bit of heat into them

I have always ran PS2's

Just not a great cold or wet tyre.

AS for conti and Bridgestone N spec, give me a PS2 every time.

the issue is tyres have moved on, but none of the new good tyres are N spec now
It's a bit of a joke this N spec tyre warranty thing when people are fitting far better tyres.

[mrdemon]

I have decided to buy some for the Spyder , non n spec though.

[mrdemon]

I think they are amazing, love the tyre and can take 60 degree heat and many laps.
wearing very well, seem faster in tests than a R888 and wear better than a Trofeo

so win win imo.

Plus the best road tyre by miles is the Pilot Super Sport.

I hate conti's :-) to a point I binned the last set on my Mini even though not fully worn.

what are you trying ? "ContiForceContact"

Edited by mrdemon on Wednesday 31st July 17:13

[mrdemon]

s2000db said:

No these are Sport Contact 5's

and you think a Race maxx has less grip :-)

ok....

[mrdemon]

jackwood said:

Where did you get that information from? I've not found any wear comparison info between the new rack-biased tyres.

seems the new Exige has them and not wearing that well.

are you at Donning ton Sunday ?

[mrdemon]

jackwood said:

Unfortunately not. But I'll be at the GTPorsche day at Oulton on Tuesday.

I've done 2 very hard evening sessions on my Trofeos now, plus quite a bit of driving in between. They are wearing far better than I thought they would. Considering I only got circa 7k mixed road and track miles out of the rear PS2's last year I am more than happy with how the Trofeos look considering the vast uplift in performance.

With such track-specific rubber, it seems that they can only be used and stored at high temps. Trying to use or store them in anything sub-7c seems to kill them very quickly. Maybe the issue with the newer Lotus's?

The Trofeos does seem fast on that test site, but I guess it's s just a bit softer, who knows.
I did not mind which tyre I had as long as it could do a few laps with out going all greasy feel.

Normal road tyres on track just feel nasty after 3 laps.

Heat cycle is the next issue , I was hitting 65 drgree tyre temps last track day after a full cool down lap, which would kill a A048 if it did that 5 or 6 times.

I hope the Dunlops heat cycle well.

[mrdemon]

Lol I saw a test on soups, they would have come last.

FFS

Race maxx is a great tyre, takes a while to heat up so people who drive on the road only like a granny say they are Slippy.

But I get enough heat into them for road use ok, track is night and day better.

Edited by mrdemon on Sunday 13th October 11:41