We all seem to be so nice and serious on this board. Time for some real opinions, some that could get us in trouble with lawyers somewhere on the planet.
Let's talk about the R888 tires from Toyo. What opinion have you formed of them over this season? And do remember when responding, if you bought them, then you must officially be sponsored by Toyo.
I'm going to start this off by saying that the incredibly large Spec Miata class in the US has been reported in Grassroots Motorsports to have determined that they will run Toyo RA1's next year. They could not have announced this without Toyo having agreed to produce the RA1 tires. Where does that leave the rest of us?
In the Challenge Car, RX7 class, most driver's have stated they are not happy with the life of the R888 tires, as they seem to last only 2/3 as long. And most driver's are not convinced they are any better than the RA1's when they are working. Some think old bald RA1's are about as good as new R888's. Those that have brought this up with Toyo have simply been told they need to reduce the camber. Looking at the wear on my tires, which is admittedly much more even than the RA1 wear ever was, I can not believe that the camber is affecting the overall life of these tires. (Especially since I had already reduced the camber and got the even wear.) But it is very clear the lifetime of the tires is less than the RA1 when run on an RX7.
And what do you think?