Yokohama AA01 A-Drive

[Grand Fromage]

Does anybody have any experience of this tyre on a Caterham/Lotus 7? I have a Lotus Seven Twincam and am looking for new tyres, I live in Norfolk and the roads round here are awfully bumpy. I never track my car so it is purely a road tyre I am after. If anyone has any better suggestions I am all ears.

[adamh]

The A021-R used to be the 'safe' choice for a cheap, all round road tyre, but now the 888s, Kumhos, et al have come along, you might want to check on Blatchat (the L7C forum) what the current favourite is.

[Aeroscreens]

As suggested above the Yokohama AO21R is a good all round tyre. If you have 13" wheels then the 21R in 185/70/13 profile is especially good on bumpy roads at absorbing some of the bumps etc.

Also the best supplier on price for these tyres, £47 inc VAT, is George Polley Motorsport in March, Cambridgeshire.

[Noger]

Or Newdigate Tyres in er, Newdigate, Surrey, who will match the price.

Seconded on the A021s in 70 profile. Stops the tramlining of 15"ers as well. But I have had the odd moment in deep standing water, when they stop being a tyre and start being a boat, when I wasn't so sure.