Tyre for sprints and trackdays

[drmark]

Any suggestions for an R type tyre that works well from cold yet lasts long enough to do 15 minute session on a track day on a stripped out Porsche 968 CS? Oh ... And better in the wet than Mich cups. Not asking much eh?
Thanks
Mark

[Nick_F]

Yoko A048s and Kumho V70As are available in different compounds - the V70s are pretty soft and you still might not get many trackdays out of even the harder compound they come in, but the Yokos are more durable in my experience.

My interests are very much at the soft and sticky end of the spectrum, though.

[3059hp]

Mark,
You could do a lot worse than Toyo R888s. The BRSCC Porsche championship races on these (Boxsters & 924s - so 968 should be OK), using the middle of 3 available compounds. The race format is usually 15 mins qualifying and 2 20 min races,and you can generally get 4-5 meetings out of a set - sometimes more. They come up to temperature within 1 lap too. Once up to temp, they also provide good grip in the wet, although if there's a lot of standing water they're no better than any other tyre with minimal tread.

[drmark]

3059hp said:

Mark,
You could do a lot worse than Toyo R888s. The BRSCC Porsche championship races on these (Boxsters & 924s - so 968 should be OK), using the middle of 3 available compounds. The race format is usually 15 mins qualifying and 2 20 min races,and you can generally get 4-5 meetings out of a set - sometimes more. They come up to temperature within 1 lap too. Once up to temp, they also provide good grip in the wet, although if there's a lot of standing water they're no better than any other tyre with minimal tread.

Thanks
They were top of my list.
Cheers
Mark

[Kevp]

If you think Toyo R888's are good in the wet, then you will think Yoko A048 are monsoon tyres.

I would go Toyo R888 for 1 lappers & Yoko A048 medium for sessions & road/wet use. I haven got experience of anything else.