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I guess there should be quite a few people who have used them on track, I'm mostly going to be airfield trackdays at the moment so it's quite abrasive and I was wondering how good they are against semi-slicks.

My other choice is Maxsport RB5 which is a remould and twice as expensive (though very cheap for a semi-slick), but if the Parada Spec 2's are comparable with something like this then I'd stick with them.

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Hankook RS2's , Cant recomend them enough for the price.

get a set from camskill, you wont be dissapointed :) Really responsive, very progressive grip so they wont suddenly snap away from you youll feel it coming if its going.

Served me well on the ring & Are much better than any other tyres ive had (other than R888's but they are more than twice the price)
 
Those RB5s are apparently terrible. A guy in my car club ran them on his STI and said they were so soft they were un-usable, just plain greasy.

Being remoulds, I don't know what the consistency of these tyres are like, but from what I have heard, I'd avoid them like the plague.
 
Hmmmm, I'll look into the RS2's then.

Grip wise, between something like an RS2 and a semi-slick would the difference be night and day or very comparable, and the same question for wear too and overheating etc?

An MG ZR was running Parada's on the trackday I went to and they seemed to be nearly as good as my part-worn Hankook semi-slicks.

Just need to know what's best to suit my budget for performance, wear etc. I'd stretch the extra £40 per tyre if the remould semi-slicks were ALOT better, but it would make life a lot easier if the road/track tyres like RS2's were almost as good as I could drive to venues on them instead of having to take a seperate vehicle with wheels.
 
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i used spec2's at castle coombe, they were ok but the seemed to loose grip after a couple of laps making the understeer abit of a hand full i say save up and get some 888's! i also used these at coombe and i could not fault them almost 0 understeer! and superb grip through out and thats with no rear ARB standard ej9 front ARB and tyre profiles of 195/55r 15.
 
Personally from what ive heard from freinds and experienced myself for price & Quality
RS2's are awesome tyres,

i think i paid £51 a tyre for 195/50/15's then £10ish delivery from Cheap Tyres Discount Tyres Buy Tyres Online & Japanese Import Car Parts Spares Tuning Performance Servicing Accessories ::
not bad really!
Compared the R888's they arnt as grippy as you would expect but are still very very good, i wouldnt say its as bigger differnce as night and day once the RS2's are upto temp :) They are fairly soft. but seem to last well.

Ive heard alot of bad reviews about the Spec2's That after the first 500miles the outer skin of semi slick compound ware away and as said. they become shocking! & are also shocking in the wet.

So far the RS2's seem to hold up very well in the wet, but having said that i havnt pushed them as hard as i would in the dry for obvious reasons!! But they have good feedback and you know exactly whats going on grip-wise :)

Plus the is the added bonus of being able to drive to track events on them to save taking 2 sets of wheels. As driving to an event on R888's or similar is just a waste of tread at over £100 a corner :p

Also heard good things about Yoko AD08's but have never tried them. Really good reviews though! :nice:
 
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I cant agree more with what Ash and Neil are saying

PS2's are great for road driving i think! but as stated they fall short after a few laps on track! (i also experieneced understeer after a few laps at coombe)

RS2's for £7 extra a corner you can really cant go wrong!!
 
PS2's are fine on track if you have the suspension to suit ;)

To hard on the suspension side and your letting the tyres do most of the work, resulting in understeering after a couple of hard laps.
Its finding a balance that works for the period of time your out on track, not just the first few.

Never once had an issue with understeer on them, and ive done more than my fair share of track work on them, in a car with more grunt than a civic :p
 
Spec 2's are alright, they are nice and cheap. had them a few times and was going to get them again but now going for hankook rs-2's.

In 15's the spec 2 side wall is way to soft imo there is loads of flex in the tyres. They wear really fast to, but tbf in the dry there is plenty of grip.

In the wet they are utter crap imo

I used to get them for £120 delivered a set of 195/15/50s and ran them on my old saxo. they have gone up to £156 now, still cheap i guess but after reading reviews for the extra £60 rs-2 looks the way to go with a firm side wall.
 
tbh you get what you pay for both rs2's and spec 2's are both cheap tyres! but for cheap tyres they are good but no where near as good as like the likes of AD08 and R888 etc
 
we have done a lot of testing recently looking for a good tyre for the Buddyclub cup series, we were looking for both a good performing tyre and not to expensive and the Fedral RSRs are what came out on top, i would say definatly worth a look at and at about £65-70 a tyre not too badly priced
 
Shaun@BuddyclubUK said:
we have done a lot of testing recently looking for a good tyre for the Buddyclub cup series, we were looking for both a good performing tyre and not to expensive and the Fedral RSRs are what came out on top, i would say definatly worth a look at and at about £65-70 a tyre not too badly priced
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where can i get Fedral RSR tyres from?
 
Think I'll go with the RS2's, I'll probably learn more using a less grippy tyre anyway.

Could find the RSR's, Rare Rims was the only place that I could find which sold them but they were out of stock.
 
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PS2's are fine on track if you have the suspension to suit ;)

To hard on the suspension side and your letting the tyres do most of the work, resulting in understeering after a couple of hard laps.
Its finding a balance that works for the period of time your out on track, not just the first few.

Never once had an issue with understeer on them, and ive done more than my fair share of track work on them, in a car with more grunt than a civic :p
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Not trying hard enough. Anybody with more than one trackday under their belt will find the PS2 unsuitable, you will reach the limits of it quickly and wont be able to push on. It is a road tyre.

I would recomend that anybody new to the track, start with a couple of road tyres, then try the RS2 for example, then work your way through the semi slicks available, possibly according to price, this way you learn more about your driving and the tyre feel. Until you find the tyre that suits your budget and driving.

No comment on the best airfeild tyre as I dont like airfeild days. A048 is my current favourite, looking forward to trying the Federals at that price though. Once you get the bug, extra sets of alloys are a must, along with a decent jack and impact wrench, I normally drive to the event with the RS2's, with 6 semi slicks in the back unless I have another vehicle, rotate them through the day.
 
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im off to Castle combe next month so i will let you know what they are like!
 
Haitch, the inside of your '9 must be like the Tardis to fit 6 alloys in it! Maybe there's more useable room if it's stripped out I guess.

I think I'll do as you advise and work my way up, I started on rally semi-slicks so I'll have to go backwards now though. Like you say, the less track-orientated tyres will let me iron-out all my driving inadequacies and teach me how to deal with the oversteer,understeer etc. that occurs and since they're cheaper tyres it'll all occur at lower speeds than with semi-slicks and so I should stay in one piece if it all goes wrong.

And cheers for the link Kozy.
 
Ask some of the HOT regulars, Im fully loaded at an event :naughty:

Ratchet straps are key!
 
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