scarnny

has anyone tried or using these tyres on the track or road..

I'm thinking about trying them, any info would be nice as don't want to shell out if they are pants...

http://extreme-tyres.com/en/

Ridgey

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Never heard of them

stevieturbo

No UK dealers listed ? No prices mentioned either ?

They look interesting though...of course pricing is everything ( and will they really be E-marked and road legal given the stupid bullshit EU regs ? )

I'm using these at the minute, and have to say pleasantly surprised compared to 888's I've used before.

http://westlaketiremotorsportseurope.com/

cossynut2

If I was you I would stick with some from well known sources which are E marked. I have used Kuhmo EcstaS but now have Federal 595RSR which seem good for grip and wear.

Caddyshack

Certainly dont give an insurance company any wriggle room if in any doubt.

cossynut2

I agree with you on that , if you crashed your car with non E marked tyres the Insurance Company would wash their hands of any claim.
Also you will get done by the cops if you are caught driving on the road with non E marked tyres.
The track tyres from Poland could be great but track only, not for the road.

stevieturbo

Bollox, a tyre not being e-marked does not make it illegal.

They only need to be e-marked to be sold for road use. The two are not the same thing.

Its mostly EU Bullshit as you'd expect.

Caddyshack

I didn't fully mean that but I wouldn't feel 100% comfortable if there was a fatal road accident and you were coming back from a track day on them, the non E mark MIGHT get a Barrister excited????. I think many of my track tyres were legal when brand new but after about 100 miles on track were probably not legal on the way home even though they had life left in them.

When I first stated using Michelin Pilot Cup Sports about 10 yrs or more ago there were a few issues with the Police and Insurance companies challenging the legal use even though they were sold as road legal. I believe the tread patter (what little there was of it) was changed slightly which sorted it out. It was something to do with the % of the edge of the tyre having enough depth but I cannot fully remember.

scarnny

I will have to check if they are road legal for sure before using them...

the reason I asked about these tyres are the size I'm after its really hard to get a decent road / track tyre in 13s and they look a good tyres, I presume as there isn't a UK seller that they've only been used in German etc as of now.
does anyone know of a good track / road tyre in 13s as I've been using A048 but they ain't cheap...

scarnny

all these tyres are e marked as I just spoke to a uk dealer.. still not sure how they perform as yet...

cossynut2

I was told by a tyre dealer that non E marked track day tyres are going to have "track use only " stamped on the sides. IF that is the case you would look a twat if you were checked by the Police and you said " Oh these tyres are fine for the road " when they can clearly see whats written on them.

stevieturbo

And that's a completely different matter, so irrelevant.

Many tyres in the US, Japan etc etc are not E-marked, but can find their way onto UK roads. They are still perfectly legal. There definitely are specs in Construction & Use Bullshit, I had them years ago, but cant seem to find them now. But other that the usual markings, tread depth etc etc, a road legal tyre needs to have a certain percentage of tread within a 2" circle when placed anywhere on the tyre. Or something along those lines.
Whether they are E-marked or not is pretty irrelevant, although it's a quick easy indicator for compliant tyres. But most certainly not the only one.