In truth, I cannot fully endorse this. I have run them for a year now, including 12 laps of the Ring, and I think they are a decent tyre. I would not say that it's track focused at all, it works fine in all weathers, including this morning crossing the Mendips with temps of 0 degrees. They...
I have MF springs and not bottomed out anywhere yet. Honestly it's not that low, and a worhwhile upgrade, especially combined with the adjustable Konis.
That's the downside of all winter tyres TBH, the compound is much softer and on warm winter days, with spirited driving, its easy to get them overheating.
I am a big fan of winter tyres, after years of using them in Central Europe. I live in the South West now, and would use them if they were more easily available, with cheap storage offered by tyre suppliers, like it is on the continent. As it stands, every winter I spend all the time thinking...
I have tried quite a number of settings, and curently believe the road optimum (for me anyway, and it is a bit driver specific) is fronts at 28 clicks from full soft, rears at 1 and quarter turns from full soft. This is very superior to the factory setting, both handling wise and in terms of...
nowhere near as stiff as the Potenza RE070 which I think is the OEM fit on the Integra's. I had them on my Scooby Wagon, and they made a great road/track compromise tyre. RS-2, as you say are a great budget tyre, if you can get them at the budget price. TBH they are only a smidgeon worse than...
The RS-2's make for a great road tyre, bit grippier than PE2 in the dry, a bit less grippy in the wet. On track they do tend to lose the grip once they exceed optimal temperature - about 2/3 of the way round the ring for example. They are also a bit noisier than PE2. On balance I will...
:D I used to be a bit of an addict, but I am getting better now
The Trophy should be able to do BTG about 8.35 when driven by someone who knows the track well, but TBH timing yourself on the ring is missing the point a bit :wink: