Jean Leon Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hi, Since a few years i am driving with my caterham on yoko's 21 on the road and with 32' supersoft on track days.(185/60/13 and 205/60/13)At the stoneleigh kit car show i have seen the new TOYO Proxess R 888 on a few high powered westfields. I must say that it is a beatifull and agressive looking tyre.I wonder if they are OK for caterhams.My car has about 185 bhp .Can someone give me some advice about this new tyre which is not expensive.I would only use them for road use. Regards, Jean Leon Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I am happy with mine, however some users have suggested that they are not great in the wet and I have not had a long enough session with them at a trackday to compare them with Yoko 32 or 48rs Edited by - Graham Perry on 15 Jun 2005 18:23:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Yoko's 32's and 48's are not great in the wet either. I spoke to the technical director of Toyo UK and he reckoned the tyres were tested against Yoko's and the Toyos performed the same if not better in the wet. Standing water will always be an issue with both these tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider7 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Welcome to the forum Jean Leon ... 😬 😬 😬 ... BTW, ... have you considered the Toyo Proxes T1-S ??? Even cheaper then the R888 and better wet performance ... Edited by - Slider@7 on 15 Jun 2005 22:29:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddy Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I am going to but a set of these for the track when my old CR500's wear out, they are good value and get good reviews R400 .......... I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 R888 has considerably worse aquaplaning performance than A048R according to this test here. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 German's not upto much, but it looks like the Toyo's beat the Yoko' s in every test but aquaplaning. Couldn't work out what significance the figures were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 My guess is: Handling (dry) is an average lap speed (km/h) - Toyo beats Yoko by 110.8kph to 109.7kph. Braking (dry) is distance to stop (metres) from 100kph - Toyo beats Yoko by 34.5m to 35.7m. Aquaplaning is speed at which aquaplaning starts - Yoko beats Toyo by 70.3kph to 64.9kph (big difference!) Handling (wet) is an average lap speed - Toyo beats Yoko by 73.6kph to 72.6kph 'Kreisbahn' (wet) - hmm, I'm guessing this is the time around a circle in seconds, Yoko beats Toyo by 20.15 to 20.22s. BUT (a) this test is on a big heavy car, and (b) they'll be medium-compound A048Rs, not the new soft compound, in which case I'd expect the soft compound A048R to whup the 888 in the dry. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I know someone who's fitted 888's to his SV (15" rims). After one trackday, plus the Heyford Academy day, plus about 1000 miles on the road, the rears have just about worn out. There is also a thread on chitchat here which mentions Stunner Scudo's at £38 a corner for 195/45x15 - I know nothing about these though Nick Red and Black 1.6K supersport visit Carrotland.co.uk Edited by - Nick Woods on 16 Jun 2005 11:44:46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Yep, but most people who want a little tyre life, would probably still go for the medium compound, as Polley's reckoned the med compound is the same as the 32 soft and 48 soft is the same as 32 SS. I'm about to change my tyres from 32's but not sure which to go for, was going to try the Toyo's but now not sure, as wet performance on the road is a critical factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Anybody know how much they weigh? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Some info here Seek forgiveness, not permission. Rules are for the interpretation of wise men and the obedience of fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Park Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I've got Toyo Proxes T1-S on the back of my HPC which have great grip, unfortunately I have Michelin Pile-ups on the front so the front lets go quicker than the back ....it's safe and predictabl though 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Leon Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 Than you guy's for all the information, All the best and hope i'll make the right choise. Jean Leon QED caterham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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