I know alot of you guys run them.. they offer them to fit the CSL now, an alternative to cups. Could I run these all year round how good are they in the wet and dry ? Are they not really a road tyre ? Any info would be much appriciated

 

They don't like standing water - but then neither do the Cups .

 

As Mike says, not good in deep standing water, but they are actually surprisingly good for "normal" wet conditions.

 

Sorry to jump on the thread Kev!

Mike, so not a good choice for the escort then? seeing as it'll be driven in all types of weather?.........Hard!

 

Given the weather we have had lately, I would say full wets would be a better choice for normal road use .

As Chip has said, they provide a surprising amount of grip in damp conditions, but the tread pattern just can't shift any large quantities of water, so anywhere where there are visible puddles = aquaplaning, which can be quite scary .

 

If we get much more of this rain, I think road use is going to start being about outboard engines not tyres

 

Tyre cut the ends from the cuts that don't go to the outer edge, this make a nice semi wet tyre. But for an all out track tyre and I've ran Cup Pilot sports, the R888's don't go off as quick as the cups do.

 

I have had no problems this week on R888s - even the standing water has been ok!

Alex

 

Well I wont be sticking them on the TF either then!

 

ok being as i will probably never do track michelin ps2's toyos' or cups ??

they cant be that bad there offered on the new m3 arent they now ?

 

888's must be kept above zero degrees centigrade to avoid cracking

Z

 

True, there is a PDF from toyo themselves documenting what happens if you let them get too cold.

 

Kev, I'd go for the PS2's if your not doing track days

Does anyone know what the life of the 888's are on a car doing say a couple of trackdays a year? Do they even last a trackday?

Would be interested to compare to the life of the cups which are meant to be 6000miles without doing trackdays