R888 vrs PS2 as Rain Tires
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I just got a set of R888 to use as DE tires for my Cayman. My street tires are PS2s. I have used the PS2s on a wet track and thought they were good. If I'm going to a DE and the forescast is rain, which should I run?
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Bill, if the R888s are full tread, you probably will be better off with them.
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2016 Ford Transit Connect Titanium LWB
2018 Tesla Model 3 - Electricity can be fun!
Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
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I haven't had experience with R888s specifically, but I think most R-comps still offer more grip than street tires on a damp or drying track, but less grip on a truly wet track; certainly less through standing water. My own bias for iffy weekends is to have R-comps mounted and hope the track is mostly dry instead of mostly wet. I've wondered how effectively the tread pattern of R888s (something like that of 048s) might evacuate water.
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for whats its worth.....my race shop runs the 25 hours of thunderhill with a bunch of miata's...the standard tire for "rain" was full tread R888's....& since it didn't rain this year there is a TON of them all over the shop! (yes they did win their class)
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I used R888's in the wet last year and they were great. Mine were probably only about 3/32 tread left at that point too. At one point it started to rain harder so I switched back to my Pirelli street tires and promptly spun the 3rd lap out, put the R888's back on and never experienced any problems the remainder of the day.
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I ran full tread R888's on my e36 track car last fall in the rain and they stuck to the pavement extermely well once I took some rebound out of the suspension. I do like full tread or 6/32 RA1's better for rain tires.
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I used R888's in the wet last year and they were great. Mine were probably only about 3/32 tread left at that point too. At one point it started to rain harder so I switched back to my Pirelli street tires and promptly spun the 3rd lap out, put the R888's back on and never experienced any problems the remainder of the day.
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