Dear All,
It is very rarely that I write about any subject on the FOT list but I do
enjoy following the threads.
I have been running A0048's on my TR6 over here in the UK for the last 6
months and whilst I have only run 4 events with them, including the
Silverstone GP circuit, I have to say that I find them the equal of my old
A008's. The wear rate is very low and the grip is tremendous. They are very
predictable and you can power slide/drift them with ease. The big surprise
is that you need to run them between 20-22 psi to get the best out of them;
I started at 28psi (my pressure setting for the A008's) and they behaved
like a cold tyre i.e. little grip and when the warmed up they went off
really quickly.
Hope this helps.
Keith.
Btw I have 2 brand new A008 205/15/60 tyres which I might be persuaded to
sell if anybody wants them.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Gary
Sent: 18 October 2005 01:55
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Yokohama A048
The left coast has discovered the A048 and so far the reviews are
favorable...at least in this small, unofficial survey. CSRG ran their
October
event this past weekend and I had a chance to talk to a few of the drivers
about the tires they were using. Several I spoke with were running the A048
and without exception, they all liked both the tires grip and low amount of
wear. Granted none of these cars has run more than three events but all
felt
they could get a good number of races out of the tire. The last two races
have been held at Laguna Seca and Infineon, both with many tight turns. All
ordered the tires through TIre Rack and received them in a matter of days so
availability wasn't a problem. One of the cars was the former Steve
Froines,
1965 National Championship TR-4 and current driver Tide Ebbding said the
A048s
were the best he'd had on the car.
Gary
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