Has anyone here used the Toyo R888's yet?
01-25-2008 | 11:38 AM
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01-25-2008 | 12:10 PM
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I think Ernie Bello can get them for you, and of course Bob Woodman (had him bring a set to Daytona, but never needed them so he shipped them to Ernie for me)
Just used my second set last weekend with PBOC Winterfest. Drove 150 miles street, then onto the track. They are squirmy the first day, but on the second day I broke my all time record at Sebring that I sent a couple of years ago in my 996GT3 on brand spanking new Hoohoos.
Just used my second set last weekend with PBOC Winterfest. Drove 150 miles street, then onto the track. They are squirmy the first day, but on the second day I broke my all time record at Sebring that I sent a couple of years ago in my 996GT3 on brand spanking new Hoohoos.
I liked the Kumho V710s at Sebring a lot, the balance with them was just perfect for me (when comparing to MPSCs which were totally different size though and I had different alignment so I can't compare) but I only got 8 sessions out of Kumhos and then at Moroso from the first session on, they were completely gone with bigass blistering etc.
I know I will have problems with these if my times aren't what I want them to be but I want to get more than 8 sessions out of my tyres as long as I'm not racing and I'm not at the moment so they sound pretty good to me.
01-25-2008 | 02:27 PM
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Felt a little squirmy first day, but that was mostly due to getting the pressures right. They felt great with a little more grip than the RA1's. Bob Woodman has the best deal I can find anywhere...his prices are as cheap as everyone else's RA1's. They even dropped them off to me on the way down to Florida. I didn't increase my time much, but running at my best times felt effortless. I'll definitely stick with the R888's for awhile until I get my times where I want them. Great performance and you can run them until they wear out. I flip them on the car after one weekend, then flip them on the rim after second weekend and then try to keep my best tread depth on the left side of the car, since my home track is mostly right-handers.
01-25-2008 | 08:21 PM
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What do you guys run at Sebring in your GT3's? What is a good time for a stock 997S with hardly worn unshaved RA1's? I am running 2:38-39 but feel there is more in the car but I do not want to chance it and end up hurting myself, someone else and my car.
01-25-2008 | 09:09 PM
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Felt a little squirmy first day, but that was mostly due to getting the pressures right. They felt great with a little more grip than the RA1's. Bob Woodman has the best deal I can find anywhere...his prices are as cheap as everyone else's RA1's. They even dropped them off to me on the way down to Florida. I didn't increase my time much, but running at my best times felt effortless. I'll definitely stick with the R888's for awhile until I get my times where I want them. Great performance and you can run them until they wear out. I flip them on the car after one weekend, then flip them on the rim after second weekend and then try to keep my best tread depth on the left side of the car, since my home track is mostly right-handers.
Did you run at Roebling, what kind of times did you do there?
01-26-2008 | 01:59 AM
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Mike you will be doing 2:30 soon
01-27-2008 | 12:15 PM
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Mike there are a couple of guys running 2:30's in Supersolo, but I think at least one of them is running on Hoosier slicks, the other guy is running RA1's and his new personal record last week was a 2:30. I'm running mostly 26's and 27's, with a new personal record of 2:24.3 on R888's. Manny Kruger was running 22's on Michelin Slicks during his fastest laps which is rediculous on a stock car.
01-27-2008 | 12:37 PM
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I run low 2:26s on Hoosiers with my nearly stock 996. Now that I have taken 200 lbs out of it and will be putting in a full cage and trying the R888s, I wonder what my new times will be?