Originally Posted by Trailbraker
The Pirelli p-zero corsas are a semi-competiton type-R tyre, so a pretty serious tyre comapred to even PS2's etc.They would have a lot more grip but not be as good as an all round tyre.
Apparently they are better than Pilot Sport cups for cold damp conditions, and Pilot Sport cups better for dry.
These would be overkill for normal road use since any type-r tyre will wear quicker because of the soft compound.
I definitely would not recommend type-r tyres for your first few track days, any mistakes you make will be much much harder to catch and it best to get some practice at catching slides with road tyres.
When a type-R tyre lets go suddenly the standard dampers even on a GTA are crying out for mercy and you need to be very smooth not to provoke a tank-slapper..
I highly recommend PS2's for track use in any conditions, and they are a superlative long wearing road tyre.
Cheers,
TB
Totally agree. Waste of money too. Toyo T1R for example are way cheeper and work very well too (Robert used them on his 147GTA past season on the Ring: whole season with 1 set of tyres. As he drives smooth that is possible, people who go in to corners too fast etc will wear them out more quickly)
@Peter: the 2.3 is only when cold/start. Within the first lap of Ring they are already at 2.6 to 2.7
Just have to drive relaxed till past hatzenbach/hocheichen. The first round on the Ring I always do
very relaxed: testing the track and the car ! You never know where the sand, water, mudd, car parts, motorcycles, ... are laying on the track; that first lap is very nice to warm up the tyres too (ie: 2 for the price of 1
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