The Lotus Grand Tourers

once had 888s on my elise, as ozzy said fantastic in the dry but could be a bit scary at times in the wet.wouldnt recomend for every day use during the winter months.gerald

HiQ are currently offering SP9000 215 50 15 which have become available through them, but at a premium. £187 approx per tyre fitted. Ouch

http://www.hiqonline.co.uk/tyres/fitmen ... ypass=true

I spoke to my local branch of HiQ who confirmed that they where available.

gerald wrote:once had 888s on my elise, as ozzy said fantastic in the dry but could be a bit scary at times in the wet.wouldnt recomend for every day use during the winter months.gerald

had no issues on them in the rain or snow... just have to be mindful of the conditions...

when its wet at brands hatch on R888s im normally fastest thing on the track

Ozzy_UK wrote:

gerald wrote:once had 888s on my elise, as ozzy said fantastic in the dry but could be a bit scary at times in the wet.wouldnt recomend for every day use during the winter months.gerald

had no issues on them in the rain or snow... just have to be mindful of the conditions...

when its wet at brands hatch on R888s im normally fastest thing on the track

because all the elises/exiges are in pit lane waiting for you too create a dry line

after a call to blackcircle.com enquiring after 215/50/15 and being informed no chance lol they did offer an alternative toyo tr-1 in 215/45/15 now seeing as 205's lower the ride height by 0.02 inchs the 45 profile only lowers the height by 0.04 inchs . does anybody have an idea how theyd effect the speedo reading?,as this does seem an acceptable alternative to me .

Clicky http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual ... calculator

205/50 are 1.7% too fast

and

215/45 are 3.6% too fast

speedo-wise that is.

You don't need to go to 215/45.

205/50s are all you need on an Excel

just got sorted with 4 x pirelli p7000 in 215/50/15 fellow says he can get more plus dunlop sports see my post tyres tyres tyres

Pirelli P7000

Well if they dry and wet grip anything like Dunlop sp9000..... then these look to be a good option.

How come not easily available over here in 215/50/15?

Are they out of production?

Angus,
Mytyres have SP9000 listed on their website @ £122.10 each.

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl

Regards

Roger

i have to say if i dont go with R888s again i will be getting R1Rs, having been out in a 400bhp europa S round brands on them, they are amazing for fully treaded tyres.

Just looked and black circles have a lot of options on the 205/50 size since their new website has been fully launched, but nothing at 215. They have the p6000's listed but not the 7000s, dunlop sp sport and a good looking yoko available as well as the toyo's, but the latter are significantly cheaper!

R1R's are the way to go i think

avg price is £95/corner...

Hi
Nexen N2000 205x55x15 V (88)
Anyone used these tyres?
Are 55's OK on my excel will these affect my speedo?
Cheers Roger

Thought I would try Roger's reference to MyTyres (above) with SP9000s at £122.10 each including delivery.
Fitters are available, but I don't need them on just yet, so I ordered some on Monday for delivery home, price as above, and this morning they have told me that they have been despatched.
I will keep you posted.