Dunlop Direzza on S1

[Redlake27]

I've just acquired a second set of wheels for my S1 and I'm giving the Dunlop Direzza DZ02 track tyres as a trial.
I used these as my race tyres in the Ginetta championship and was impressed with their durability and consistency in race conditions.

Stockist info: http://www.mrtyremotorsport.co.uk/product.asp?id=1...

I've had to go for 195/55R15 front as the 195/50R15 is temporarily out of stock with 225/45R16 rear.

I've just done 500 road miles on them, and being a track tyre they are noisy at lower speeds (until all the other Elise noises drown that out), but I'm finding the car absolutely neutral for the first time.

The bit of understeer that Elises have dialled into them has gone, even at fast road speeds.

The big test is tomorrow.............track day at Donington.

Anyone else tried these as an alternative to the R888s or Yoko track day tyres?

[Mark B]

I look forward to hearing your feedback post track day, what sort of prices were they?

[Redlake27]

Hi fronts are around £105 , rears £136 at Mr Tyre Motorsport.

Very impressive in dry at Donington. Very neutral, not one twitch, and very consistent.

In the damp - I'd prefer my standard road tyres, but I guess that goes for any track tyre.

On my Ginetta I got 8 races (about 250 laps) without any loss of consistency, so I'm expecting then to be fairly durable (for a track tyre) on the Elise.