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3 year old semi slicks (Toyo R888)

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Old 07-07-2011, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by hustler
people who say (type) **** about their skill level and not running r-comps are misinformed. For about a year i listened to the dfw miata senior group tell me how dangerous and scary r-comps were and how i needed years of experience on snow tires before putting a set on...i expected something like f1 level grip. What i got was a tire that didn't overheat and didn't slide like a clown-car. I spun the car more on street rubber than nt-01's.
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Old 07-12-2011, 03:04 AM
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I wouldn't use them on the track. I had a set of v700s that were 2 years old that moved from my garage to my shed. After mounting and balancing i found out they were worthless and ran that track day on my street tires
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Thank you all for the advice.
Just FYI, I used the 3 years old R888 yesterday and my timing went down from 2.48 to 2.44 and all other mods the same. Not bad for 3 years old tires.
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What tires were you using before?
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Old 07-12-2011, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by stinkycheezmonky
What tires were you using before?
Toyo T1R
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