RE050's in the Very Wet
02-02-2004, 02:38 PM
#55
If anyone would like me to test there brand new tyres ill do a few 360s afew 1/4 mile sprints do the last Derbyshire run 4 or 5 times then return the tyres to see how they bear!!!!!!!!
02-03-2004, 01:04 AM
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Well I have a set of 02 Wheels and S02 tyres sitting in the garage. I however can not be asked to swap all the tyres just so some people can have an answer. I suggest you go out and buy an 04 car and try it for yourself.
Just kidding of course. I did try the car around a dry round about and increasingly applied more and more power. This was a pretty even radius and the the car did not loose traction until 45 mph at which stage the nose drifted wide. The mild under steer did not last long, a slight shift of weight forward cured that issue. The rear end did not become loose and at 52 mph I was still not able to provoke over steer. I tried to come off the gas and still nothing.
I have to say that I haven't found too much in terms of grip difference between this tyre and the previous version in the dry but a lot better in the wet for the new ones.
Just kidding of course. I did try the car around a dry round about and increasingly applied more and more power. This was a pretty even radius and the the car did not loose traction until 45 mph at which stage the nose drifted wide. The mild under steer did not last long, a slight shift of weight forward cured that issue. The rear end did not become loose and at 52 mph I was still not able to provoke over steer. I tried to come off the gas and still nothing.
I have to say that I haven't found too much in terms of grip difference between this tyre and the previous version in the dry but a lot better in the wet for the new ones.
