rickiek123
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Where can i get soft compound road legal track tyres from? Mickey Ts,888s or yokos?
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Nic Barnes
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mickey ts from la racing parts - http://www.laracingparts.com/
r888's from cam skill or ebay
i can get you yoko a048s but i think r888s would still be cheaper.
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Nic Barnes
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oh last time i rang about mt et streets in 205 50 15 they were about 180 quid each
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Nic Barnes
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federal do one thats cheapish although I'm not sure it would be much good for what you're needing. mt's aren't eu stamped if i remember when i got some, but totb lets you use them. they last nothing as well so id keep them for proper surfaces.
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rickiek123
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Cheers pal. do camskill do the soft compound tho? i cann only find the GG ones. and i dont mean a horse! 
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Nic Barnes
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always struggled to find soft or super softs in r888s. can definitely get them in yoko a048 as i was pricing them up the other day. think it was £130 plus vat each but cant remember.
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rickiek123
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I want soft ones for totb. ill give Eric a shout tomorrow while he is at work and see if he can get them. if not ill get 2 of them yokos if you can get me them?
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Nic Barnes
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yokohama-A048R-Tyre-205-50-R15-Soft-Compound-Race-Trackday-205-50-15-A048-/270993284933?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&fits=Tyre+Width%3A205%7CAspect+Ratio%3A50%7CDiameter%3A15&hash=item3f18755f45#ht_1498wt_1182
jesus i swear the last 2 i got were about £140 all in. in fact I'm sure the price i got from work last week was about 150 ish. i can get them, usually next day as well.
[Edited on 17-06-2012 by Nic Barnes]
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rickiek123
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Oooossshhh thats steep! see what you can do and give me a text tomorrow pal.
May as well pay the extra 100 and get them MTs slicks!
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Nic Barnes
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ten of best is road legal tyres remember. need mt et streets. give la racing a call but i don't think he opens until after lunch as he works on partly american times for his orders, or used to.
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Mieran
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http://www.camskill.co.uk/m12b1878s661p0/Track_Day_Tyres_-_Trackday_Tyres_-_Motorsport_Tyres_-_15_inch_FEDERAL_TYRES_TRACKDAY_TRACK_DAY_FEDERAL_595RSR_FEDERAL_595_RS-R_-_R15_inch_-_205_50_15_205_50_R_15
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Nic Barnes
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Have you used those before? I've not known anyone that's tried them before always wondered about them although federal normal tyres are fair poor.
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LeeM
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I've had a set of federal road tyres before and was reasonably impressed with how well they did compared to how shite I thought they'd be (on a vts)
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Steve
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might get a set of those federal track tyres fairly well priced tbh
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Steve
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http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Federal/595RSR.htm
good reviews, although most of those idiots that review these things are losers
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Federal/595RSR.htm
good reviews, although most of those idiots that review these things are losers who actually do track days
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Steve
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some guy saying that he bought them to go driving round some mountain roads lol, wtf
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djgritt
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Yokohama AD08s are good for a road legal Track suitable tyre - I've run them on my old Corsa, and I believe Graham88 has/does use them also with positive feedback.
But, I don't think they would be up to/ideal for any Drag work, which it seems you are after (saw the TOTB reference)
[Edited on 18-06-2012 by djgritt]
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vauxhead
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Ive got the federal rsr`s and they are very good for the money, very soft and the side walls are stiff.
Held up well on my last track day, would recommend them !
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Mike
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I've never actually heard a bad word said about the 595 RSRs but whether any of the positive reviews have come from people who've actually used proper semi slicks, I don't know.
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rickiek123
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Picked some more r888s up today so ill see how i get on with them, they are 205s instead of 195s i have now. see if i can destroy them at TOTB.
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Nic Barnes
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need to mess on with pressures on the day, try 12 or something to start with
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rickiek123
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yeah will do, going to give johnathan a ring tomorrow see if he can get it back on the rollers and get boost turned up.
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