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A048 are TERRIBLE in the wet, feels like i'm driving on ice, no traction at all even with a torqueless B16
R888 are much much better in the wet
In the dry though A048 are better, they don't seem to go "off" as quickly as the R888 do and give immense levels of grip
A048 are also a lighter tyre
For the price difference though, think R888 are the best to go for really, i only tried A048 as i wanted to see how they would perform!!!
I can echo Stevens comments here, AO48 is immense in the dry and will outlast the R888 on track, sucks in the wet though where the R888 is 'acceptable'.
In 195/50/15 they are around 1kg lighter than the R888, which is equivalent to around a 2kg saving on the wheel.
Yoko AD08s are a much better road tyre, still good levels of grip but the harder compound lasts longer on the road, better tread pattern for wet weather and they wear very well on track. Adding -2.5° camber felt like it gave these comparable levels of grip to R888s at stock camber around an autosolo course.
Not driven on R1Rs but have been out as a passenger in an MX5 equipped with them round Snetterton, they seemed to grip pretty well but went off quickly and wore at the same rate as R888s.