hi, in the very near future I'll be in need of some fresh new tyres to fit onto standard rims.( 195/50/15 or perhaps 205/50/15) What are recommendable high performance semi slick tyres nowadays? toyo r888's is the one I can think of but there gotta be other/better ones around ?
cheers!

 

yes R888's, yoko a048's, Dunlop dirrezzas are meant to be the best tho, you will pay thro the nose tho

 

just got a set of thease for mine kumho v700,s

 

them kumos are really good! mate hade them on is rs focus! theres also avon zzr, ive not had any experiance with these but ment to be pretty good

 

Just bought some toyo r1r's still waiting to see what they are like though

 

even better when they are free

 

Hankook doing some good deals on track rubber.

 

maxxis do some now as well. But i have t1rs for wet and r888 for damp semi wet and they were the bollocks

 

I use r888s and can say there great , as long as you dont use the car daily as they might not last to long

 

I used to run t1r's. Really good tyre. Tiny bit slippy in the wet but plenty good enough in the dry.

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/

Always a good place to check out, has trackday/road/winter categories etc, then hundreds of buyer feedback on the tyres.

 

Ah good stuff, the t1r's are nothing like the r1r's though. R1r's are similar to r888, but better in the wet and last a bit longer, from the reviews i have read they are better in the wet than r888 and have marginally less grip in the dry.

Rob,

 

Ah sorry mate, didnt notice you said r1r's!