Trackday Tyres

[Sanjøy]

They did mention that under the same ruling thtey would be getting rid of those piss poor £10 tyres that prob kill more ppls than the 888 type tyre.

Was it Fifth gear that did a road test on remoulds etc for stopping distances ?

[Dominic]

Was it Fifth gear that did a road test on remoulds etc for stopping distances ?

Don't know which show that was on, (sounds like a 5th gear sort of thing), but do know that remoulds / cheap tyres can lack any grip. The 'Goodrides' we had on the TSE beemer had no grip, but never wore out! Fun for an autotest, but a scary prospect for road use.

[Victor Meldrew]

I am a pussy.

tut

Nobody else going to rub the old yin over this one.

[meatball]

I am a pussy.

tut

Nobody else going to rub the old yin over this one.

Careful....he is a trained killer!

[Victor Meldrew]

Just don't ask him to climb out of any car boots in a hurry.

[thinfourth]

Hello,

My wife works for the European Commission, and after reading the start of this thread I had the usual 'look what your banning now' argument.

However, if you actually read the proposal, you will find that they are only asking that tyres are rated on the basis of wet weather grip, road noise etc, and a label attached so the consumers can understand what they are buying. It will not really effect the purchasers of 48's or 888's, as they know what they are buying in the first place.

No tyres are betting banned, regardless of what the red tops / press say.

Can we just ban the press instead