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hrd-hr30 Grand Master

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I called Craig at Hornibrook Motorsports. Doesn't look like anyone makes softs in such large sizes. I guess they figure they're for big heavy cars that need a harder tyre. If Toyo RA1's are available in that size it might be the go.

or maybe you could run slicks? the AWD turbo class doesn't really have any rules... it only exists at Mt Cotton. Otherwise, Stuart Inwood ran his GTR in Sports Cars at the Australian Hillclimb hampionship . Slicks are allowed in that class, but he was on semis.

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true, plenty of GT3 Cup Cars with lots of dunlop and michelein slicks around that will suit your size. cheap cheap! forget carrera cup though. look to prod sports. the guys we used to run with there have lots of dough and go through a set per session and will practically give them away (well compared to what they cost new).

I can't remember what sizes we used to run, but they were staggered front and rear (around 255 front and 285 rear). you could probably run a set of rears all 'round on your thing. most guys I know who buy them second hand buy fronts only as they are generally going on 9 or 9.5 inch wide wheels and the porshce rears are too wide. more left for you!

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harry can't we use slick's at mnt cotton hill climb?

yes you can. the question is if they're allowed in the AWD turbo class or not. That's a class MG Car Club created themselves to get the fast modern cars out of Improved Prod and Road Registered classes to give the old bangers a chance of winning something! It doesn't exist in the CAMS manual so it really have any rules. You *should* be able to run slicks.

If they won't let you run slicks in that class, you could always run in Sports Car or Sports Sedan class. Stuart Inwood ran his GTR in Sport Cars Closed in the AHC last year, so they're definitely eligible for that category. And they are now also eligible for Sport Sedan category, both of which permit the use of full slicks.

on the RE55S, I've only used the SR compound, which i think is the hardest of their compounds. So I can't really comment on whether the Toyo is softer than the medium Bridgey. As for the Dunlops, I haven't tried them myself. Maybe a helpful tyre store would allow you to poke a durometer at a couple of new tyres? You can make one easily enough - it won't give you an actual duro reading, but will tell you which of two tyres is the softer compound.

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