anyone tried the R88R yet

anyone tried the R88R yet

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jesfirth

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Wednesday 16th December 2015
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as it says. any feedback yet? comparison with R888GG, grip levels wet and dry, how fast do they heat up. how long before they go off?

jesfirth

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Wednesday 16th December 2015
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Dan Friel said:
The R888R uses the same "GG" compound.. suspect it's better in proper wet conditions.
Thanks that's what I thought would be the case but I spoke to the technical director at Toyo last week and he reckons the R has a new compound and more grip albeit still badged as GG (medium). Toyo are not offering them in GGG (soft) or SG (super soft) though. I am interested in real life experience of them if anyone has tried a set.

jesfirth

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Tuesday 19th January 2016
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If toyo are right quite a bit more grip

jesfirth

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Wednesday 16th March 2016
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I will be interested to hear about your experience with them. I also have a set coming but not until May/June. I am going to start the season on my part worn R888's until they are life expired.

jesfirth

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Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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30 is interesting. did you run R888's at that sort of pressure as well? I run my old 888's at 21 but I guess my griffith at 980kg is lighter than a cupra? I will be interested to see if the R888R's need more pressure.

jesfirth

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Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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77racing said:
jesfirth said:
30 is interesting. did you run R888's at that sort of pressure as well? I run my old 888's at 21 but I guess my griffith at 980kg is lighter than a cupra? I will be interested to see if the R888R's need more pressure.
blimey 21 is low for a hot setting , I aim for 26 hot on GG compound on 888's.
Thanks Perry - that's interesting. I should probably try back to back tests between say 21 and 26 on a TD and see what my data logger comes up with.

Bear in mind I sprint so we go out on stone cold tyres - so that what the 21 represents. As a sprint is max 100 seconds they never get really hot - well maybe they do at Goodwood but not many other places.

jesfirth

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Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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thanks much appreciated. will try a higher pressure in practice at the next event

jesfirth

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Tuesday 17th May 2016
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I have a new set of R888R's for the sprint at Prescott on the 28th. Will be interesting to see how they perform.