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Track Day Rubber - imack - 04-30-2009
These are the options my tire guy gave me:
Toyo Proxes R888
Yokohama ADVAN A048
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
Ivan MacKenzie.
Track Day Rubber - ZTWsquared - 04-30-2009
imack,Apr 29 2009, 08:01 PM Wrote:These are the options my tire guy gave me:
Toyo Proxes R888
Yokohama ADVAN A048
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
Ivan MacKenzie.
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Get a new tire guy ... j/k ... one who can offer you the tires I just spent a weekend at Mosport on - Falken Azenis RT-615.
In both dry and wet I can't imagine any tire could do better ... not sure how long they will last (as track-only tires this wasn't high on my priority list) but they were relatively inexpensive (in the US anyway) and awesome performance.
Falken Azenis
Track Day Rubber - NikiterZTS - 04-30-2009
I heard that Falken-615's aren't great in the rain from at least 5 people. But then again thats what I've been told and have never tried myself.
Other then that I'd choose Potenza RE-11's
or RE-01R's (if you can still spot some)
Track Day Rubber - ZTWsquared - 04-30-2009
NikiterZTS,Apr 29 2009, 08:30 PM Wrote:I heard that Falken-615's aren't great in the rain from at least 5 people. But then again thats what I've been told and have never tried myself.
Other then that I'd choose Potenza RE-11's
or RE-01R's (if you can still spot some)
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I did two 35 minute sessions at Mosport in the rain Sunday morning ... and although I could imagine a dedicated rain tire being better, I was impressed with both the braking force and the turning force I could generate in the rain with the Azenis ... like I said, I can't make a comparison, but I can tell you that I was one of the faster cars in the wet and felt extremely comfortable with the grip I had.
Track Day Rubber - Flofocus - 04-30-2009
I loved my azeznis in summer weather. Rain or shine, thye were the best tire I've had to date. Just wish they would last a little longer. :lol:
Track Day Rubber - svt503 - 05-10-2009
I've heard a lot of good things about the Falken tires. I ran my Bridgestone Potenza S03's (which they don't make anymore) at Toronto Motorsports Park in the dry and Dunnville Autodrome in the wet. Wicked traction. I was neck and neck with my buddy in his full roll cage civic running Falkens. I work for Firestone so I'd recommend going with the Bridgestone tires but the Falkens would probably be a lot cheaper.
Track Day Rubber - NikiterZTS - 06-04-2009
what did you end up going with?
Track Day Rubber - imack - 06-04-2009
Haven't bought anything as yet. Don't have a planned track day until later in the year, so I'm not in any rush...