Sticky Tyres

[dave1963]

If all goes well this weekend I will the proud owner of a Chimaera 5.0L I remember from my earlier days with cars that Bridgestone So2 Pole Positions were the stickiest tyres available at lowish speeds. Now they are not made any more I'm looking for a replacement. I need max grip in dry weather with speeds up to 100mph. I know the tyres were too soft for track use but I don't plan to do any track work ant more. Anyone got any ideas?

[walt762]

Congratulations and welcome to the fold.
A popular choice of tyre is the Toyo T1R and Camskill is worth a look http://www.camskill.co.uk/
remember if it is on standard rims they are 15" front & 16" rears.

[MK INDY]

Ive fitted Toyo R888's on my 500, not a cheap option, but the grip levels on these tyres is in a different league compared to the T1r's I had on before.

[haircutmike]

MK INDY said:

Ive fitted Toyo R888's on my 500, not a cheap option, but the grip levels on these tyres is in a different league compared to the T1r's I had on before.

+1, don't use the car to much on the road so use these, grip is sensational

A good alternative is the Toyo R1R.

Less track focused but much better grip then the road tyres.
These would be my choice if I didn't do a lot of T/D's.

I used to run T1R's but in my opinion, there is nothing special about these.

[SILICONE KID]

Whatis the difference between the R888`s and Toyo R1R and how long do they last on the road.

[wongthecorrupter]

just got 2 toyo t1r's from camskill for the rear of my chim £161 delivered

[haircutmike]

SILICONE KID said:

Whatis the difference between the R888`s and Toyo R1R and how long do they last on the road.

R888,s are road legal track tyres, not a lot of grooves in the tyres.
R1R's are similar but have more tread

R1R's were developed for guys who do occasional T/D's and want a really grippy tyre for the road.

[SILICONE KID]

So the R1R`s would be the best tyre..The R888`s, are they no good in water..

[haircutmike]

they have less grooves so don't like standing water.

As they use a softer rubber, with light rain, they are surprisingly good.

Still, if I wasn't doing 1 T/D a month and I didn't have 2 sets of R888's in the garage , I would choose the R1R's

[SILICONE KID]

So is there a massive difference between R1R`s T1R`s.

[haircutmike]

Never tried them, they were new on the market last year and I couldn't get the size for my 10" rims!

They have great revues on te web.