Track day tyre allowing for the odd wet day

[shawn 968cs]

Just got a car for track days and fun and have been looking into what would be the best compromise for a new set of tyres.
See from prevoius threads that Yoko 48's are a excellent tyre, but what are they like in the wet?
Would it be worth getting a more conventional tread pattern, to allow for the odd wet day?
Help hear would be appreciated
Shawn

[pikeyboy]

A048rs work well in the dry and also the wet (just up the preasure a bit). But equally why not do what many people do and take a second set of wheels with you that have fully treaded conventional tyres such as eagle F1's or something on them.

[rlk500]

You will find that most R compounds work pretty well in the wet, except in really heavy weather. I remember doing Goodwood a while back and the track was wet/damp in places. A lot of people were dithering around (and I mean race cars) deciding whether to go for full wets. I ran my Yoko A032's and they were fab. The little bit of grooving helps and unless they are really worn they should work fine. Strangely enough by far the worst R compounds in the wet, we have found to be the Michelin's fitted to the M3CSL, not really what you would expect. A friend has the A048's in soft compund and ran those at Silverstone in pouring ran and was ecstatic with their performance.

[benyimin]

im thinking about sticking some toyo 888R's onto my westfield, does anyone know what they wear like....ie a long time hopefully!

[rlk500]

On a Westy that weighs diddly, I suspect they will last pretty well. Are they directoal ?? If not you can swap them around to make them last a bit longer. With A032's you can flip them over so extend their life significantly.

[iguana]

Found 888s to be fine in damp, Mich cups I found scary.

[shawn 968cs]

Many Thanks for the advice
Does anyone know where I can get the AO48's from.
Tried locally without much luck.
I can get the fronts ok (225 45 17's)but the back ones I can't get hold off (255 40 17's)!
Will I have to consider a new set of 18" wheels with 225 40 and 265 35 ?
Shawn

[pikeyboy]

try george polley motorsport - they have a web page 01354 688111 or I've also used adams and page tel [phone] for A048r's. buying from both means you get them direct from yoko though, great service from both places. good luck

[shawn 968cs]

Many Thanks for the help
Shawn

[shawn 968cs]

After making my mind up to go for the Yoko's AO48's, totally frustrated they have been out of stock in the UK since August.
Looks like it will have to be the Toyo 888's!

[batman69]

R888's are fine in the wet, just have to be careful with standing water. Call Steve at Simply tires - top bloke.

[crofty1984]

shawn 968cs said:

After making my mind up to go for the Yoko's AO48's, totally frustrated they have been out of stock in the UK since August.

Don't RGB race on these? in the wet, too.

[Rob_J]

batman69 said:

R888's are fine in the wet, just have to be careful with standing water. Call Steve at Simply tires - top bloke.

Echo that...they're also bloody noisy...

[BenElliottRacing]

Dunlop dirreza DO2. Superb on a 968. you'll get 8 trackdays out of them and they offer superp grip and consistency. Recently did a few laps in a 968cs in the wet at silverstone on the DO2's which were almost bald. Still stuck extremely well and were steaming when we stopped in the pits!

[BobM]

crofty1984 said:

shawn 968cs said:

After making my mind up to go for the Yoko's AO48's, totally frustrated they have been out of stock in the UK since August.

Don't RGB race on these? in the wet, too.

Yes, but if you read some of the drivers' reports (like this one) you'll see that they don't perform anywhere near as well in the wet as a 'real' wet tyre, or even a more road biased tyre.

I've used them when I had my Blade engined Westfield and they were OK but it was dependent on the track surface, some seem much grippier in the wet than others and standing water will make a huge difference.

[jon-]

You might find This track tyre test useful.

Personally I'd prefer 2 sets of tyres, failing that i'd stick with a good road tyre if i knew i was going to be tracking in bad weather.

[smckeown]

i tested toyo t1s's (my road tyre) and a048r's (my track tyres) back to back on a wet track (combe). I'll never use the toyo's again other than to drive to a circuit in any condition.

sean
http://track-monkey.co.uk