How much faster do track day semi slicks tyres make you? 

Tyre Reviews I still say you are having too much fun (without me being there)! Hey, I know... look, it will be my 60th birthday in a couple of weeks (Sept. 16th - same day as B.B.KING, Lauren Bacall, and Marc Anthony), and since I've been relegated to living in my 1999 Dodge Ram Van 3500 (after being wrongfully evicted from my home of 42 years in 2012) maybe you could find a way for me to join you so I could give the audience what it's like to be on a track from the "every day Joe" point of view.... just a thought from foggy San Francisco, California -USA.😉 On a serious note, I thought this video was both informational, as well as fun to watch. It was interesting to see your reaction of being flooded with adrenaline and dopamine after you saw you track time Must have been a wonderful feeling. Gee, at my age I think I could use one of those! What fo you think?

Casey - I'll certainly drop you a line next time I'm doing anything west coast America :)

Tyre Reviews The first latte is on me👍😎

Tyre Reviews what tyres do u recommended for my 05 wrx I currently have uniyoyal rain sport 3 there decent enough n a good price at £57 each however I hate how they feel like jelly on the side walls, I have coilovers n bigger anti roll bars etc so just the tyre feel feels like it's rolling when it's not, thanks 👍

Johny Jackson Yokohama ad08r

Quiller95 thank you :) plenty of time left in me and the car, I just need more time on the track!

Thank you!!

I'm super excited to be filming them!

+Lewis Biggs between RU-vid and the tyre reviews website I'm doing my very best to educate people the importance of the right tyre for the right situ

Lewis Biggs I had a customer of mine who had a rover V8 in a Lotus 7. He used to run it at track days and needed road legal tyres. He had tyres on it that he was told were the best for track days and he had never been able to get off the line in 1st because of wheel spin. We put some Dunlop Direzza Star Spec on it and he said it took just on 2 seconds off his lap time of a 3.2km track. Tyres make a massive difference.

Sort of, big brakes come in high on the list. But I understand what you're saying..

+Andrew Hall Thank you for the positive feedback :)

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you :)

Amit Singh good luck with the tyre shop, and keep an eye on the channel and hopefully I'll produce what you're after soon :)

Awesome :)

+Rennie Ash it was a long day :)

Thank you :) Working on it!

Me too!!!

There has to be one :)

Thank you :) Tyres aren't very interesting, but I'm trying my best to make them at least a little bit engaging!

But it's important for guys who does go to track day once awhile. So you definitely have a market with a group of core enthusiasts. Potentially it's even better, that you are free from the boys who's always claiming one car is miles better than the other, while they might not even own a car.

Appreciated :)

Thank you sir :)

Thank you, as always :)

Thank you :)

Me too!!

Thanks :)

Definitely in the pipeline. Love the 4C btw!

Thank you :)

Isn't he good! Certainly working on that sort of video, keep an eye on the channel!

Tyre Reviews looking forward to it, should be just about worn through the current toyo's in time to go on your recommendation! (please consider smaller wheels too... this is to go on a clio 172..!)

Size dependant?

Much appreciated :)

Good news, we're due to be filming that exact video in June :)

Let me know how you get on with them :)

Great tyres. I drove previous SportMaxx model on my A1, Falken Ziex after that, and going back to Dunlop is such a pleasant experience. Much softer side walls, doesn't feel like I am driving 18 inch wheels. Low road noise, performance is alright (can't say I feel much of a difference with 180 HP, maybe in braking, which I haven't tested properly). A3 is probably more comfortable on SportMaxx 18's than A1 was on S-Line 17's with Falken Ziex. Once again, thank you for this video!

Haha thank you!

Hi the tyres don't make that much difference in that it indicates that you are actually very modest you are a very very good driver yourself to get anywhere near the same times let alone beat them I bet you Greg Murphy would have bald tyres on that car and still beat most drivers with gd tyres so I think you are a very very good driver mate

Thank you :)

I can't wait to be making them :)

Thanks, this is one of my favourite videos :)

Liked it very much man... 😊 Still a small channel, but seems like a very promising one I was actually impressed it's a small channel, because the quality is of a big one Congrats! Keep up the good work!

André Nogueira thank you! Ps I love bug bro

CarAndMechanical really happy you're pleased with your choice

I went with the PS4s for my Volvo 850 (211hp) and the amount of grip is insane, in both dry and wet conditions! I had some old Pirellis as my previous tyres. What was your old type of tyre, and how does it compare? I'm trying to figure out whether or not I should go for the new PS4S or maybe these Dunlops…

I have no doubts the PS4's probably edge if not by more then that beat the Dunlops. Before I had Maxxis Victra's with reinforced sidewalls these were OK but the Dunlops are night and day better, much better feel, grip, noise and comfort. With the Maxxis in the 8 months I had the car I had to replace 2 due to poor seals or whatever but when I got the car one had a slow puncture and when taken for repair because of the sidewalls I didn't notice the slow flat and damaged the tyre - was starting to see the same on the front and I wanted to swap to a better all round set. The cost of 4 225 45 18 Dunlops was £352 fully fitted vs £450 with the PS4's and Kwik Fits tempting bundle! (Freebie bits inc Bluetooth speaker, umbrella etc...) Maybe getting back to the Dunlops on how I find them - I think I'd need much more power (it's on the way.....) and hard prolonged use to find their limits on the road when not taking the ****.

+Blue ICE amazing, thank you

Thanks :)

All 4 time are in a table during the conclusion :) The Pilot Sport 4S is the newest performance tyre on the market, and winning all the tests currently, so I think you've made a good choice. Check out our other videos for a full review!

Thank you :)

We did more laps on the Race than the RT2, so couldn't give you any sort of meaningful comparison. One thing I was impressed with was checking the RT2 after a solid number of laps and them still looking surprisingly fresh!

Appreciated :)

+andre christian thank you, working towards it the best I can :)

I'm sure you won't be disappointed, let me know how you get on :)

Sadly Gordon only had limited time for us on the filming day due to other commitments. He's a great guy though!

Tyre Reviews What a pity!! I would die to see his face after your laps!

Great point on the weight, how did I not think of that! My preference was to swap the wheels between the cars to rule out any car difference, and is certainly how we usually do it when testing tyres of the same category, but sadly we were VERY tight on time, and having two identical cars makes swapping between the two much more time efficient. Regarding the video suggestion, I'd just fitted some Cup 2's to my daily M3, and will be reviewing them soon against the PS4s :)

There's a video on this. Ps4 vs 4s vs cup 2

Thank you for the kind comments

Tyre Reviews if you're ever on the north east coast of the USA. I'd love for you to take my 13 Camaro ZL1 for a track test. It has Toyo proxy r Triple 8 R, all around.285/35/20 front, 305/35/20 rear stock sizes. Car is Auto, retro Fab cold air induction and the proxies. Other than that car is stock. A little over 600 hp to the crank, and I'm guessing 500 to 520 to the tires. Offer stands indefinite. ✌️

Appreciated, thanks :) Sounds like a fun car!

TheWolvesCurse I run the tyre reviews website which has a lot of influence in the UK market, so I know all the right tyre people who are happy to help :) I'm really hoping this video pushes the subs over 10k!

Hi Alex, You can see my thoughts on the PSS vs CSC6, then the PSS vs PS4S in other videos. Looking at tests the PS4S and CSC6 have similar wet grip, with the PS4S edging it in the dry. Wear seems to be the biggest difference between the two. The RT2 shouldn't be overlooked. Without checking, I'd imagine it's quite a lot cheaper than the PS4S, so might deliver more for your money. It really did suit the CTR.

Might go for the TR2's then thanks for the input Jon you are verry kind

And yes you are correct the RT2's are about a 100€ cheaper. So do you think the wear on them is on a similar level as PS4S or is that a bit hard to say ?

I found the contact 6 are good in the wet for me, strange. Though as a daily they dont last long at all, forever changing my tyres so some harder compound tyres would be useful.

If I get to run at Nurburgring I would get a street set of tires, and another set of tires like hankook rs4

Robbie Roche I'll speak to yokohama :)

Tyre Reviews it will be good to see the supposedly more track orientated A052 against the more street friendly AD08R. Interestingly the A052 is 200 treadwear but the AD08R is 180? Means the A052 classifies for most time attack sprint series... !?

It's been a while since the test, and I didn't do any launch tests, sorry. They both held traction in 1st gear when warm.

Thank you :)

I'm not arguing :)

They're great tyres :)

btw , Great job on the video and its content.

Thanks, let me know how you get on with the RT2s :)

I don't have anything to compare it with because i chanced the rim's and tyres to a new size.

+CK_32 I asked Gordon to be short with his replies, he's a top chap. I mean, yep

He's great!

YEP!

There's another video on the channel covering this. In short, no. Get a decent UHP road tyre like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

I'll add your suggestion to the to do list :)

+BMW threethreefive well over a second across a minute lap is a huge margin, and I'm sure Gordon had more time in him. Plus, I'm not slow!

Time?

Jocose_Jikininki way too specialized even though I'd love to!

+jabiqq now that's a plan!!

Well, I can't argue with that :)

Floaty window feelingssssss

Shedden is a legend!

Adam Andersson yeeeeep

If I recall about a second on me

You can see times the end from both drivers in both cars and tyre combinations (and both cars were identical spec)

Tyre Reviews but still same driver and exact same car would be perfect

Looks like the Sportmaxx Race is worth 1.8 seconds for both drivers over the RT2, on this very short track. It's very impressive that the RT2 is that close!

Thank you :)

Yep!

No. Yes. Maybe! LET'S FIND OUT PLEASE!!

Fastfishracing it's certainly a massive plus

It depends on what tyre you're looking at. Michelin currently make the best tested UHP tyre.

Tyre Reviews my focus really is best performance in the wet. Had some kumho ecowing, dry performance good but not so good on d wet roads 😓😫

Michelin, Conti or Goodyear :) check out the tyre reviews website for full details

Good tweet.

There's certainly more time in my driving. I probably only managed 20 fast laps all day due to weather, and while Knockhill is a short circuit, it's got quite a knack to it!

He must have been!

Nope, there's plenty of good companies doing a good job already :)