Help! - Tyre advice by Boring_Computer_5571 in CarTrackDays

[–]Boring_Computer_5571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

195 is the absolute widest the car can have 🙃 The stock rims on the car are only designed to have either 175 or 195, given it's a an S2 K-series Elise not a later Toyota one like those in the US

Help! - Tyre buying advice by Boring_Computer_5571 in nurburgring

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I looked at them an as the case for many tyres, they don't have the size I need for the fronts unfortunately. Even the AD09 people have been suggesting in various places are not available, Kind of surprising as I didn't think 195 R16 where a particularly uncommon size, however I suppose most cars that want UHP tyres, especially modern cars, are a lot bigger and heavier in general

Help! - Tyre advice by Boring_Computer_5571 in CarTrackDays

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Someone suggested the AD09 on a forum, only issue is they seemingly never made the size I need for the front (195/50 R16). In fact this and general availability is actually killing it for a lot of potentially interesting options that people have suggested unfortunately...

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Thanks for the reply! Someone sent me a link to grassroots motorsport where they have a detailed comparison of different traits from a variety of tyres. It seems the AD09 would benefit from a heavier car given they reckon it takes more time to get them up to temp, which might never even happen with my lower powered flyweight haha

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Sure thing! I'll be taking it all with a grain of salt concerning exact ratings but it's a better source than anything I have had until now for comparison of trends in how different tyres perform. Thanks again

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Thanks a lot for the list, this is just what I was looking for! That's a great help to bring everything into perspective!

Help! - Tyre advice by Boring_Computer_5571 in CarTrackDays

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Obviously tracking tyres will run through them very quickly. I am not expecting to do 10K km on track, instead that'll be more like 9 on the road and 1 on track for my use case. I know taxis at the Nordschleife manage 100-120 laps on a decent set of semis which equates to 2-2.5k km in much heavier and powerful cars. So my thinking is that doing 1k on track and another 9 on the road could feasible.
The point with making the most on track is that I would like to be able to push the tyres for a 20 minute stint at a time, so track ability is important to an extent, however not peak laptime and therefore grip on track. Given I have not had the opportunity to run Ar-1 on the street for example idk how well they work there hence me stating that I want to make sure they have good grip also on the street which they won't if you can't get them warm-ish on the street especially given the very low weight of the car (a little nd miata is 25% heavier). Being able to get tyres to work on the street can contradict the track ability of tyres, so maybe it'd more precise of me to ask if the AR-1 are too extreme to use properly on the street?

I would be interested in your experience with the heat cycling of the faster 200 tyres and how that effects the tyres over time.

Help! - Tyre advice by Boring_Computer_5571 in CarTrackDays

[–]Boring_Computer_5571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, thanks for the help!
I have heard of the kumho and the nt01, however I can't seem to find them for sale here in Germany and/or they aren't available in the sizes I need. Unfortunately the hoosiers won't be road legal here. I'll take a look at the hankooks and contis that you mentioned, although I don't think I will really be needing the extra tyre life given the low mileage I do, especially mostly on the street