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[Furyblade_Lee]

I have had on order for several weeks a set of soft Yokohama AO32Rs but there seems to be a shortage of them at the moment.
I have entered my mini into the Crystal Palace Sprint in May, but want to do a bit of testing before hand to set the car up. But I have no decent tyres!!
Are there any alternatives in 10" to the 32's? I don't know of any. I will need a set of street tyres too so I don't mind buying a less extreme set of list 1b tyres, any suggestions??

[george91]

Well other than the a008 or falken fk07e there aren't any other similar priced 165 width tyres. There are the dunlop r7s but there £90 each.

[Furyblade_Lee]

Yep I have seen the Dunlop R7's , if I can stretch to them for road tyres i'd like to as they look period. Expensive though.
Guess I better just hastle the suppliers!

[mab01uk]

I have the Dunlop R7's (not really that expensive if compared with modern cars tyres!).........but there are also the less period looking Dunlop D93 which are also excellent road/race 10" tyres and and slightly cheaper:
http://www.classicty.../radial/10-inch


165/70HR-10 DUNLOP CAR TYRE: ROAD/RACE: D93J: TL
http://www.classicty...-race--d93j--tl


165/70HR-10 DUNLOP CAR TYRE: ROAD/RACE: R7: TL
http://www.classicty...ad-race--r7--tl

Edited by mab01uk, 06 March 2012 - 12:55 PM.

[Furyblade_Lee]

I have a set of those Dunlop Aquajet on there now, brand new. Well, they were in the 1990's when they were manufactured!! Be sat in the dark used only for shows, I am borrowing them currently but they cannot deal with my Swiftune motor, even looking at the accelerator results in a huge wheelspin!

The D93J look a good compromise, but pricey.

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I have had on order for several weeks a set of soft Yokohama AO32Rs but there seems to be a shortage of them at the moment.
I have entered my mini into the Crystal Palace Sprint in May, but want to do a bit of testing before hand to set the car up. But I have no decent tyres!!
Are there any alternatives in 10" to the 32's? I don't know of any. I will need a set of street tyres too so I don't mind buying a less extreme set of list 1b tyres, any suggestions??

Would medium not do for the short term? Alternatively I'll have some softs in stock tomorrow....

[racingbob]

if you end up using falcons best to get them taken down to 2 mm
for optimim use ( unless wet)
i had falcons on the red car showing lots of camber front 2-3
i had 39lb f and 36 b, this was i AUS when used falcons in historic
before they changed to hoosiers ( now there a GREAT tyre but not road legal

[Furyblade_Lee]

Simon, I believe my tyres are on back order with you via Fastparts Croydon!!!! You will be getting some in today??

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So I have been informed, yes

[Furyblade_Lee]

Here's hoping... Any meaningful testing on aquajets is going up in smoke, litterally!!

[Wil_h]

II have entered my mini into the Crystal Palace Sprint in May, but want to do a bit of testing before hand to set the car up. But I have no decent tyres!!

You doing both days or one? I'm in class 14 on the Sunday only.

[Furyblade_Lee]

Hi Will. I am just doing the Sunday, but will probably be watching Saturday and I have volunteered to help set up a bit Friday.

Cannot remember what class I am in, think it might be C4?? Modified roadgoing 1380cc. I have perspex windows so have to go in modified class. As a side, I just stuck the mini on the council weighbridge in Croydon, bang on 600kgs in sprint spec with interior trim removed but a full rollcage. Pleased with that!

What spec is your car?

[Furyblade_Lee]

Hi Will. I am just doing the Sunday, but will probably be watching Saturday and I have volunteered to help set up a bit Friday.

Cannot remember what class I am in, think it might be C4?? Modified roadgoing 1380cc. I have perspex windows so have to go in modified class. As a side, I just stuck the mini on the council weighbridge in Croydon, bang on 600kgs in sprint spec with interior trim removed but a full rollcage. Pleased with that!

What spec is your car?

[Wil_h]

C4 is not a class. As you have plastic windows your car is not eligable for the roadgoing classes. so you must be in the Modprod class. They are C13- pre 1970, C14- 1970s and '80s and C15- 1990s to present day.

My car is a dedicated hillclimb car on slicks with a 7-port 998cc turbocharged engine. 600kgs is good, I'm around 540kgs.

[Furyblade_Lee]

Nice! Yes, C14 is my class you have jogged my memory! Make sure you come and say hi, my car is a black 1971 K-reg .

Your car sounds nuts. Mine I have to keep road legal to appease the wife, and when needed be able to carry 3 of us in safety. But oh how I'd love to take the hole saw to it and strip every last gramme out! Eventually I want to develop it into a stage rally car, doing stage rallys and classic rallys.