Competition tyre shopping

[Ryannn]

I’m after some Toyo R888Rs for my 205 Hillclimb car, specifically the SG compound. Every place I’ve looked only seems to sell the GG which is a harder compound.

Has anyone got any contacts who may be able to get hold of the SGs? Tyre size is 185/60 R14

Cheers!

[Phil H]

Papa Smith or JD Competition tyres - although I’d have thought Tweeks do them as well?

Don’t think you can order them online - need to phone them up.

[duggers]

Search on Ebay, there's a few selling but not all state the compound , may be worth contacting sellers ?

[ChasR]

I've been informed that the R888Rs aren't quite as good as the predecessors so it may be worth trying an alternative if you can .

My 205 was OK on the GGs in a 14" wheel .

[jonsey]

I get my 888R’s from this guy. Not sure which compound they are. His name is John.

[frodo]

Feb 25, 2020 0:51:24 GMT ChasR said:

I've been informed that the R888Rs aren't quite as good as the predecessors so it may be worth trying an alternative if you can .

My 205 was OK on the GGs in a 14" wheel .

In my opinion they’re quite a bit better - I race my Fiesta on them in 15”. I can’t help with getting soft compound ones though; we have a Toyo deal so get them straight from the company, but medium compound only for racing.

[Ryannn]

Feb 25, 2020 0:51:24 GMT ChasR said:

I've been informed that the R888Rs aren't quite as good as the predecessors so it may be worth trying an alternative if you can .

My 205 was OK on the GGs in a 14" wheel .

That’s annoying, I was running interstate DNRTs previously but I’ve gone down a wheel size now and they aren’t available. If anything they were better than the 888s!

[ChasR]

Feb 25, 2020 21:11:28 GMT frodo said:

Feb 25, 2020 0:51:24 GMT ChasR said:

I've been informed that the R888Rs aren't quite as good as the predecessors so it may be worth trying an alternative if you can .

My 205 was OK on the GGs in a 14" wheel .

In my opinion they’re quite a bit better - I race my Fiesta on them in 15”. I can’t help with getting soft compound ones though; we have a Toyo deal so get them straight from the company, but medium compound only for racing.

I understand the XJS community are not a fan of the 888Rs. So much that people are stockpiling the R888s. But Toyo are the control tyre for the XJS Championship.

[Phil H]

A new one on me but someone who has tried them loves them - Extreme. www.extremetyresuk.com/

[Ryannn]

Feb 26, 2020 19:32:54 GMT Phil H said:

A new one on me but someone who has tried them loves them - Extreme. www.extremetyresuk.com/

The Exreme’s are really good, not great on the wallet though 😆

I think my size is out of stock at the moment.

[welshpug]

are you limited to list B or whatever it is these days?

I know that the Satchell guys use Avons to good effect.

[Phil H]

Feb 26, 2020 21:12:53 GMT Ryannn said:

Feb 26, 2020 19:32:54 GMT Phil H said:

A new one on me but someone who has tried them loves them - Extreme. www.extremetyresuk.com/

The Exreme’s are really good, not great on the wallet though 😆

To be fair, there isn’t really a wallet-friendly 1B tyre..although some give it a bigger pasting than others! That’s why I’m still on 1A’s 😂

[Ryannn]

Feb 26, 2020 21:32:15 GMT welshpug said:

are you limited to list B or whatever it is these days?

I know that the Satchell guys use Avons to good effect.

Yeah I’m looking at 1Bs for road going production class.

Feb 26, 2020 21:40:41 GMT Phil H said:

Feb 26, 2020 21:12:53 GMT Ryannn said:

The Exreme’s are really good, not great on the wallet though 😆

To be fair, there isn’t really a wallet-friendly 1B tyre..although some give it a bigger pasting than others! That’s why I’m still on 1A’s 😂

I just got curse word off with buying 1A tyres only to find they were worse than my normal road tyres when given a bit of stick! Worst one was a set of Proxes which I sold after a few months.

1B is a bigger risk financially but seems to be safer lol. You should try the Interstate’s if they’re in your size. They’re mega cheap and we were out performing similar spec’d cars.

[Phil H]

That’s a tyre that’s never even crossed my mind, the DNRT. Seems to be NS-2R based? Good price though for a 1B.

As I compete in a Handicap championship, I need to weigh up the advantage of a 1B over a 1A tyre; Needs to be 2.5% quicker which is quite a lot!!

[slipngripross]

Extreme Tyres have had really good reviews for hill climb and sprint use. Lots of the guys in the Hot Hatch series i race in run 15's and either a DZ03G or Yokohama AO50. Not sure where your based but there is a guy on FB called Tech & Tyres based in Trowbridge who can sort comp tyres. - www.facebook.com/techandtyres/

[Ryannn]

Feb 27, 2020 4:50:48 GMT Phil H said:

That’s a tyre that’s never even crossed my mind, the DNRT. Seems to be NS-2R based? Good price though for a 1B.

As I compete in a Handicap championship, I need to weigh up the advantage of a 1B over a 1A tyre; Needs to be 2.5% quicker which is quite a lot!!

I couldn’t believe how good they were for the price. They knocked seconds off for me in a Clio and I think just over a second for a mate in a BMW Mini.

[Phil H]

Feb 27, 2020 12:42:16 GMT Ryannn said:

Feb 27, 2020 4:50:48 GMT Phil H said:

That’s a tyre that’s never even crossed my mind, the DNRT. Seems to be NS-2R based? Good price though for a 1B.

As I compete in a Handicap championship, I need to weigh up the advantage of a 1B over a 1A tyre; Needs to be 2.5% quicker which is quite a lot!!

I couldn’t believe how good they were for the price. They knocked seconds off for me in a Clio and I think just over a second for a mate in a BMW Mini.

Compared to R888’s?

[Ryannn]

Feb 27, 2020 13:41:26 GMT Phil H said:

Feb 27, 2020 12:42:16 GMT Ryannn said:

I couldn’t believe how good they were for the price. They knocked seconds off for me in a Clio and I think just over a second for a mate in a BMW Mini.

Compared to R888’s?

Only tenths off R888s, but tenths off slightly quicker cars aswell.