East Coast Trackers...vir Mar 08 Pca Zone 2 Event!!!
#991
No problem about the pictures, I enjoy it. BTW I think I have some pics of both of the cars in this picture. Let me know if they want it up.
Chris
#994
Ok,
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
Last edited by jcb-memphis; 03-18-2008 at 07:11 AM.
#995
Ok,
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
#996
Guys, the event was too much fun...
It was great meeting you all, JCB, Sean, Datax, Stu. Obviously it was great seeing Martin and his gang. Everyone was great...
...but you guys didn't hold a candle to the actual driving. I'm hooooooooked!!!
It was great meeting you all, JCB, Sean, Datax, Stu. Obviously it was great seeing Martin and his gang. Everyone was great...
...but you guys didn't hold a candle to the actual driving. I'm hooooooooked!!!
#997
Quick recap.
Got there Friday, missed the first run session. The great bunch of guys went through the flags with me, got me a new instructor, got my car teched, and got me out on the track in a whirlwind.
Had a BLAST. Ran the following two sessions Friday with my instructor (Rod, couldn't have asked for a better instructor). Ran one more with him Sat. morning then I moved into solo.
See you all next year (and some before).
Got there Friday, missed the first run session. The great bunch of guys went through the flags with me, got me a new instructor, got my car teched, and got me out on the track in a whirlwind.
Had a BLAST. Ran the following two sessions Friday with my instructor (Rod, couldn't have asked for a better instructor). Ran one more with him Sat. morning then I moved into solo.
See you all next year (and some before).
#998
Ok,
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
I called my instructor's tire guy...racer x 20+ years. PS2 will not offer enough "more" to be worth the investment over conti sport contact 2's. His words. He said he would not sell me the PS2's as that would not be right. Gotta respect that.
What tires that can be used on the road (DD, and I drive to events...)....do people recommend:
players I am looking at:
-255/315 Toyo R888 (what he wants me to use..). Is this the tire Tom tried out? This person told me that he had never seen cracks in a Toyo in all of his time, and he had guys using them all winter in Washington DC.
-large Michelin Cup tires...
-yoko neova's
My concerns are first rain safety and second wear and tear. Say I get 4-8k out of them..ok.. How about driving in rain? Real world road surfaces (rough roads....etc.).
Thanks guys.
#999
Drew and Dez repped us out BIG TIME!!!! These two 6 speed guys were the fastest out there!!!! Thanks for letting me follow you guys around, will try to upload some good you tube vids soon, have some great footage of us playing on the track (that is until that covette A-hole cut through us!!)
Mike also got some great stuff of us will try to get it going soon!
Mike also got some great stuff of us will try to get it going soon!
![hilarious](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/smLach2.gif)
But I will say that after the first session I was very surprised to have run a 2:10
![EEK!](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
#1000
![hilarious](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/smLach2.gif)
But I will say that after the first session I was very surprised to have run a 2:10
![EEK!](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
#1001
I hear you loud and clear....and did agree. Then this tire guy said that for the R888 in particular, it is great as a DD save wear (5kish). Assuming one can handle that (got 8k on the pirelli's...., Conti's are supposed to be good to about 15k at most, 10k normally...), I'll be ok. He even said they are very good in the rain and he has a bunch of people on them in the DC area....
So, after 5 minutes of polite questions, I am semi-convinced that these new tires are good. R compound in a "street" tread is one way to look at it....
The cups seem to have too little tread, but promise better wear overall and better noise issues. The R888's are supposed to be noisy....but they handle heat cycling really well. The cracking issue aside....
I suspect given what he said to me that if they cracked, he'd replace them. Something to get in writing...
OK: Secondary question, say I take the advice of the many sages at the track and ignore the tire guy's advice for a second, and go PS2. Will getting the "fattest" tires, say 235/315's make a huge difference. I assume tire patch-wise it will, but sometimes it can be counter-intuitive in tires.... Right now, it is 225/295....on Conti CS2's.
I am open to many thoughts/feelings. DataX is right.....I know that. I suspect I'll just get the PS2's and get a lot better...then get a separate set of wheels that are DOT for track days ONLY and travel to and from....say in a year. It is just odd that this tire guy really feels the R888's would be superb for a single season dual purpose tire...5-10 weekends of DE at my level (probably 2 weekends for some of you..
![Smilie](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
JB
Last edited by jcb-memphis; 03-18-2008 at 09:59 AM.
#1002
![hilarious](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/smLach2.gif)
But I will say that after the first session I was very surprised to have run a 2:10
![EEK!](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
...My poor little under powered homemade cup car was struggling out there!
#1004
Yeah right. Maybe Porsche should hire you, I wouldnt have known the difference if you hadnt told me. Still went by me like it came straight from stuttgart that way.
No offense meant by homemade btw, I wish I had the talent to build a car like that.
#1005
ya, no kidding, I thought it was a synergy car or another professional outfit...you could be in the biz right with em!