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I've been mucking around with semi slicks and thought I would share findings
I've used Toyo R888, Nitto NT01 and Dunlop 03G (hard)
(I've now also got my hands on a set of Hankook Z221 - medium)
Most people are aware that Toyo and Nitto come from the same factory
These tyres are a cheap way to get more grip and save your street tyres from a track hiding
The extra grip comes from being soft and semi slick - more rubber on the road
One benefit is that you can get ont he throttle earlier, the inside front wheel is less likely to spin (to a point)
At the end of the day there are 3 things to note about these tyres
-Pretty soft, don't expect them to last too long
-Not going to break lap records due to not enough grip, but better than street tyres
-Pretty sensitive to tyre pressure and heat
You want these tyres to have 23~24 PSI when stone cold,
when coming in from the track check the hot PSI and reduce to 30~31 PSI as needed
When these tyres are 32+ PSI hot and tread is over 60 deg they get pretty slippery
The Dunlop 03G have been simply awesome
(mine were second hand, 17k on the road and 4 track days)
Not very sensitive to PSI or temperature (coming in at 65~68 deg)
They stuck well, awesome braking and turned in on request without understeer
The bottom line is that cheap/used quality semi slicks are a better buy than new/cheap semi slicks
I've used Toyo R888, Nitto NT01 and Dunlop 03G (hard)
(I've now also got my hands on a set of Hankook Z221 - medium)
Most people are aware that Toyo and Nitto come from the same factory
These tyres are a cheap way to get more grip and save your street tyres from a track hiding
The extra grip comes from being soft and semi slick - more rubber on the road
One benefit is that you can get ont he throttle earlier, the inside front wheel is less likely to spin (to a point)
At the end of the day there are 3 things to note about these tyres
-Pretty soft, don't expect them to last too long
-Not going to break lap records due to not enough grip, but better than street tyres
-Pretty sensitive to tyre pressure and heat
You want these tyres to have 23~24 PSI when stone cold,
when coming in from the track check the hot PSI and reduce to 30~31 PSI as needed
When these tyres are 32+ PSI hot and tread is over 60 deg they get pretty slippery
The Dunlop 03G have been simply awesome
(mine were second hand, 17k on the road and 4 track days)
Not very sensitive to PSI or temperature (coming in at 65~68 deg)
They stuck well, awesome braking and turned in on request without understeer
The bottom line is that cheap/used quality semi slicks are a better buy than new/cheap semi slicks
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