Re: Tyre choice for track use

[Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ME-Z3, Pirelli Dragon GTS, and EVO. Michelin Pilot Sport, Dunlop 
D207. All will be stickier than the ME-Z4, and all are good street 
tires.


>Hi all,
>
>     I've read and digested the tyre FAQ (thanks everyone!) but I need a
>little more hand-holding :-)
>
>     I'm taking the Sprint on a track day at the end of next week
>(Cadwell Park full circuit :-), and then to the Nuerburgring in July.  I
>currently have a pair of MeZ4s on the bike and I was thinking about
>getting stickier rubber fitted for track use.  I'm not much of a
>peg-dragger so firstly I'm wondering if I really need better tyres, and
>secondly what's a bit better than MeZ4s but will survive the trips to
>the tracks as well as around them.
>
>     I had a chance to talk to the Dutch Metzeler importer last year and
>he reckoned that MeZ4s would be fine to ride to the 'Ring and back, but
>I'm wondering if they'll be okay for the (hopefully :-) more demanding
>environment of a short circuit.
>
>     Ideally, whatever tyre I use will be good in the wet!
>
>     Thanks,
>
>                 Jim
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