Tyres

[turnbaugh]

Does anyone have any comparison information on the new Yokohama Neova vs. A048s vs. Pirelli P-Zeros. I want something that provides very good track day performance, is still useable on an occasional wet road and will last for 4-5 track weekends and 2000 road miles. Is there such a tyre? Dean

[DanH]

I would go for the Corsas as per the m400. They appear to offer the best balance between grip and feedback.

They do wear very quickly, as do AO48s. Nathan ran 48s, on his GT03 but I think the factory tested them and prefered the Corsas.

[Ash M400]

Mine have nearly 9k, and loads left. Pirelli every time for longevity.

Drive smooth, they last.

[paulcundy]

turnbaugh said:

I want something that provides very good track day performance, is still useable on an occasional wet road and will last for 4-5 track weekends and 2000 road miles. Is there such a tyre? Dean

In my opinion the ones that fit best for this mainly track oriented requirement are the Avon ZZrs or the Yokos. Regards
Paul C

[joust]

paulcundy said:

turnbaugh said: I want something that provides very good track day performance, is still useable on an occasional wet road and will last for 4-5 track weekends and 2000 road miles. Is there such a tyre? Dean

My Corsa's on the M400 lasted 4500 miles and 5 full trackdays.

J

[Mr Noble]

joust said:

My Corsa's on the M400 lasted 4500 miles and 5 full trackdays. J

Yea but you drive like a granny!!

[micknall]

In our opinion, Dean, there is no better tyre for your needs than the Pirelli P-Zero Corsa Motorsport, which is stanard fit on the M400 model. There are certainly better tyres when your driving on roads with standing water, but in general they're an excellent tyre for track and road use.

Simon Hucknall
Press Officer
Noble Automotive Ltd.

[obes]

Mr Noble said:

joust said: My Corsa's on the M400 lasted 4500 miles and 5 full trackdays. J Yea but you drive like a granny!!

[chillidog]

joust said:

paulcundy said: turnbaugh said: I want something that provides very good track day performance, is still useable on an occasional wet road and will last for 4-5 track weekends and 2000 road miles. Is there such a tyre? Dean My Corsa's on the M400 lasted 4500 miles and 5 full trackdays. J

My Corsa front tyres lasted 6000 miles and the rears 4000 miles. Mileage included several trackdays, two on dry airfields wich are paricularly hard on the tyres. Also most TD's were done with the wrong pressures as I had the old (non M400) manual with the wrong specs.

All things considered, not a bad wear rate really.
--
Richard

[turnbaugh]

Thanks everyone for the inputs. The Pirellis may be it. What tyres are run on the Noble race car?

[micknall]

slicks!

[turnbaugh]

Finally made a tyre decision. Thanks for the help everyone. I found a set of Pirellis for $144 a tyre so I couldn't pass them up. They have to be better than the S03s.

[alex s]

tirerack.com i assume. they are cheap, even with airfreight and 20 percent taxes, they are still around 50% cheaper than in the uk. you yanks are sooo lucky. everything is soo much cheaper.

[Mr Noble]

alex s said:

tirerack.com i assume. they are cheap, even with airfreight and 20 percent taxes, they are still around 50% cheaper than in the uk. you yanks are sooo lucky. everything is soo much cheaper.

And they have "Hooters" bars, its not fair!!

Is the tyremart place much cheaper just for a normal set of SO3's?

I think I will need a set in the next couple of months.

GN