Hello all, I would like to revive this discussion. I am now in process of thinking about my new tires for autocross. Up to now I used serial tires and serial wheels (and I have totally serial car), but I like autocross very much and after several autocrosses (I have my fiesta from 3/2014 and after serious accident in same month I attended about 14 autocross competitions) are my result so good (always maximum 3rd position - Czech and Slovak republic, but I plan to attend some races in other European countries ) and my driving styl so dectructive for serial tires (2-3 races and my front tires are after death - totally destroyed side walls) that I have to solve this situation.
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In Czech republic is necessary to have all size of tires oficially written in technical licence of the car if you want to attend serial categories in autocross. And I would like to attend only those categories (fiesta is my normal daily car, for picking up children from the school and from shopping
So, it was really hard to find some possibility for non stock tires and wheels. It was not possible to write any of non serial tires to technical licence, because no wheels in the market have necessary homologation for my car. Only one possibility for me was OZ racing Ultraleggera 7x16? ET42 108x4 and 205/45/R16 - only this size is possible to have legally written in TL (I want to have smaller wheels than 17"). So, it is done, I bought Ultraleggera wheels and now I am looking for the best tires.
I would like to ask for your opinion, experiencies etc.
I have those posibilities:
Nankang Sport NS-II 205/45 R16 87W
Federal 595 RS-R 205/45 R16 83V
Yokohama ADVAN NEOVA AD08 205/45 R16 83W
Toyo Proxes R888R | 205/45 R16 83 W
Toyo Proxes R1-R 205/45 R16 83W
Do you have any experience with those tires? Advantages x disadvantages? For me it is favourite one Toyo Proxes R888R, but I am bit afraid of handling them on wet surface (sometimes I plan to go with them on the car from home, not to change wheels on the track). Thank you very much.
Some videos from our CZ/SK tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MdAwpxj3Lg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7Tn4XJ6Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aspw9DilQBM&index=4&list=PLPBZFfZE6Bzu2AQZgiQLr9IaM81x-7OI1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqOIPEIEe1w