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nice work there everyone. My theory on the RE55 TT rubber wasn't quiet correct. Also, don't mix them with normal tyres.

The TTs only worked on the out lap and for the first bit of the first quick lap, the SR was trying to spin me around during that time.

Then the SR kicks in and the TTs turn into mush. After the first 6 laps of the day, the TTs were basically ruined. I must admit though, even though they were ripped to the shithouse, the grip from them straight from the pits and the first couple of laps was spectacular.

I think its time to look at the Dunlop Direzas everyone is running now. The wear I saw on those was spot on. You'd get at least a few track days out of them.

Poor Snowy, nothing worse than a long drive up the Hume for a pesky issue like a bearing to stop your day...

I think its time to look at the Dunlop Direzas everyone is running now. The wear I saw on those was spot on. You'd get at least a few track days out of them.

Try the advan AO50's medium compound. They have been fantastic for me.

Although I'm not sure on the price difference between them and the dunlops.

Try the advan AO50's medium compound. They have been fantastic for me.

Although I'm not sure on the price difference between them and the dunlops.

The Dunlops are $650 a corner for 265/35/18. Be interesting to know what the A050's are for the same size.

I wont be going back to the RE55's anytime soon as you can flip the dunlops left to right (need to take the tyres off the rims though but easy done). The extra $ over the RE55's is made up for in longer wear and I reckon the R1 compound feels faster than the SR2's. The Dunlops are 5 events old now and still provide good grip and feel.

Some data from the weekend - Fastest lap on the weekend (Red Line) V. PB in July (Black Line).

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Both runs are basically the same (within .1 of a second). The difference between the two is that while I was carrying more corner speed everywhere on the weekend I lost a lot going through the boobs as I was lighting up the rears. Note the black line in July and it shows really smooth acceleration around the boobs where the red line (weekend) is all over the place as I wheel spin and have to lift slightly. Think the track was a bit green on the weekend after all the rain during the week, that's my excuse anyway.... :down:

Oh yeah, and my best theoretical time is....... 1.34.31 ;):banana:

Try the advan AO50's medium compound. They have been fantastic for me.

Although I'm not sure on the price difference between them and the dunlops.

Russ - this is the question I have been wanting to ask people running the A050 "mediums".

Are you actually running the Mediums or are your running the M compund? Because the M compound is infact the Hard compound... (I think the mediums are the S compund and the softs/wets are the SS compound)

Or maybe M stands for mediums, S for soft and SS for Super Soft - but if thats the case then they don't make a H compund - so the M is he hardest you can get.

It maybe that Yoki M's fall in-line with the Dunlop R's (Medium Hards)??

Because I know my car doesn't like the Dunlop M's and Aaron found the same with the RE55 TT's - which are both true "medium compunds" so it would be interesting to see how the A050 M's held up if they are the same as the TT's etc.

TT are only good for one belting lap maybe 2 if its zero degrees ambient. After that all the goodness is gone. But when they are on its got to be close to a second advantage.

Yokies do make a hard compound but only for really big rubber designed for heavy cars. Hence the need for a hard compound. But as the A050 doesn't come in big sizes ie 285 + they havent got a H compound only in the A048 315s etc :D

Well they lasted Ryan a long time and mine weren't wearing excessively. They held in very well for the 6 or so laps I did with 1 80% lap mid-session. Maybe the M's are only suited for the lighter cars. Traction tyres can probably advise coz they get them in. When I ordered mine they called them mediums.

If they are in fact the equivalent to RE55 SR's with wear then they have more grip.

Yeah well the Dunlop M's and RE55 TT's work well on lighter / less powerfull cars as well but just not on our big beasts.

But I know Jeff Beable ran the A050's @ Targa Tas this year on his R34 GTR but I'm still not 100% convinced they are going to work for people like me and Aaron. It's just a shame the Dunlops are so damn $$$!!

Bridgestone Oz need to hurry up with the release of the RE11's god damn it!! :D

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