Tyres for touring car

[MrTross]

Where is the best and cheapest place to get tyres from?

[THancock]

Hi Chris,

The tyres that work at Eastbourne during the summer are:

Sorex 32 - quick, consistent and long lasting. One set should last about 4 meetings before the drop in performance is really noticeable.

VTECH 30 - quickest, but don't last very long. You'll get 1 really, really good run, 1 more not quite so quick run and the then they drop off a cliff, usually caused by the ring of death on the front left tyre. Running a stiff diff up front might mitigate that problem though.

RP30 - Somewhere between the VTECH and Sorex in speed, but likely to shred badly after only one run.

If the temps really go up (hopefully), then a Sorex 36 is a great tyre to have in the box.

If it is cold, Sorex 28s can be useful, but again, expect them to shred after the first run but still be driveable for a few more.

If it is really cold (like last night), Sorex 24s are probably the best tyre, but again, you won't get much life out of them.

Don't skimp when buying tyres, loads of folk have tried the budget brands and they have all gone in the bin after one round.

- Tim.

[skiv]

And always, always talk to your trackside shop, they might be able to do you a deal :) lol

[MrTross]

Ok cheers for that guys, just I was looking at sorex online and their nearly £30 a set which is allot if they don't last long........

[Mike Haswell]

The BRCA Sorex tyres are £25 and do last and work well on most tracks.
Otherwise you can try the STCC tyres which last quite some time.

[lardy37]

we all run sorex tyres at our winter series indoors and you can get 4 maybe 5 meetings out of them and we all use 28's, you can get more out of them but you can tell they arent as good and yes 25-30 quid a set is a bit of a blow when they dont last long but it is the most important part of the set up

[Loheswaran]

Without trying to be funny - cheap, good wearing, and touring car - does not go together...

That's why I now do off-road with RC cars now.

the cheapest way is to actually buy the tyres and put them on rims. DMS racing were clearing there stocks of CS27's, 32's and RP 30's. CS/RP's are excellent tyres - they only stopped being the national tyre due to the strength of Schumacher as a company who import sorex, and there ability to import sufficiently to support several race series.