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@NickVR – one tyre bloke did mention Achilles 123S, and he said they were mainly used for drift. couldn’t really find any reviews on em.

@NickVR – one tyre bloke did mention <span style=”color: #555555; font-family: Oxygen, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.25px; background-color: #fbfbfb;”>Achilles 123S, and he said they were mainly used for drift. couldnt’ really find any reviews on em.</span>

Cheers @firebug – did look at those, more on the expensive end due to brand name i’m told.

The current motor mag has 2015 tyre comparison, i think contential wins it this year but unsure if it’s a semi slick type tyre.

I was initially very keen on NT05’s and there are quiet a few good reviews of them online, but then I came across forum threads like these:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=426849

http://www.evolutionm.net/forums/evo-x-tires-wheels-brakes-suspension-sponsored-tire-rack/555560-hankook-ventus-rs3-vs-nitto-nt05.html

Plenty of people…[Read more]

Plan to keep an eye on the pressures to see if it has a big effect. Apart from the bigger brakes on the front the car is the same, and don’t plan to be late braking. Seen a few people with laser temp gauges at the track, will see if I can borrow one.

Found this Hankook catalogue which has some info about scuffing, pressure, temperature, wear,…[Read more]

so after a bit of research it appears there are two types of semi-slicks.

– “Summer tyres” as they are called overseas, which are track semi slicks that can be used on the road and still get a decent amount of kilometres 5-10,000km (without track use), but are not avisable for wet weather. They are rated for high speed (W or ZR)and designed for…[Read more]