Alot of people have been asking me "how do you like the R888R'S" at auto X. So here's my break down of them.
Vehicle:
2015 Fiesta ST
Mods:
3" intake and cat back exhaust (stock cat)
Rear motor mount (helps reduce engine roll / wheel hop)
Front sway bar
Rear torsion bar
17x8 light weight rims with TOYO R888R
everything else is cosmetic (BOV spacer, wing risers)
So I managed to get the tires for 40% off list, which ended up being $204.00 CDN a tire before taxes and MCO discount* (motorsports club of Ottawa). (205/40/17). I bought these with the intent that I needed a tire I could take to the track and auto X (and save my street tires).
1) At auto x it's hard to get these tires to temp with out getting yelled at. So over inflating them is a good idea (by the middle of R5 we had them at 40 PSI). At 40 psi I was shaving off SECONDS per a run (dropped about 6 seconds over 5 runs (note we didn't inflate the tires higher until run 2 or 3).
2) At this price point. These tires are freaking great. Lots of grip, lots of room to learn on and push the car. It definitely feels faster than the Bridgestone RE050A that I was running last year. (my mods also help).
3) Would I buy these again? Yup. No questions asked. If I was ONLY doing auto X, I would go for the RA1's or a cheater tire. I think I will run these for a few years, then switch to a full slick (RR or hoosiers). There is just so much room to learn on these.
The downfall for a proper DOT race tire in auto X comes down to classing. Do you think you will be competitive with the points your taking on? For MCO, it's a full class. Not sure what it is for SCCA. Also how often do you want to buy tires? With auto X and a few lapping days I should be able to get almost two seasons out of these.
link for the discount:
http://www.toyotires.ca/racing-program
* MCO discount was provided by talon tire (basically covers shipping and a small discount).
Vehicle:
2015 Fiesta ST
Mods:
3" intake and cat back exhaust (stock cat)
Rear motor mount (helps reduce engine roll / wheel hop)
Front sway bar
Rear torsion bar
17x8 light weight rims with TOYO R888R
everything else is cosmetic (BOV spacer, wing risers)
So I managed to get the tires for 40% off list, which ended up being $204.00 CDN a tire before taxes and MCO discount* (motorsports club of Ottawa). (205/40/17). I bought these with the intent that I needed a tire I could take to the track and auto X (and save my street tires).
1) At auto x it's hard to get these tires to temp with out getting yelled at. So over inflating them is a good idea (by the middle of R5 we had them at 40 PSI). At 40 psi I was shaving off SECONDS per a run (dropped about 6 seconds over 5 runs (note we didn't inflate the tires higher until run 2 or 3).
2) At this price point. These tires are freaking great. Lots of grip, lots of room to learn on and push the car. It definitely feels faster than the Bridgestone RE050A that I was running last year. (my mods also help).
3) Would I buy these again? Yup. No questions asked. If I was ONLY doing auto X, I would go for the RA1's or a cheater tire. I think I will run these for a few years, then switch to a full slick (RR or hoosiers). There is just so much room to learn on these.
The downfall for a proper DOT race tire in auto X comes down to classing. Do you think you will be competitive with the points your taking on? For MCO, it's a full class. Not sure what it is for SCCA. Also how often do you want to buy tires? With auto X and a few lapping days I should be able to get almost two seasons out of these.
link for the discount:
http://www.toyotires.ca/racing-program
* MCO discount was provided by talon tire (basically covers shipping and a small discount).