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      10-01-2009, 12:53 PM   #23
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But we are in a E9x M3 forum.The OP (Lucid) should be banned
Damn it! I'm done for...

Smmmurf got you there, and you had to get me in return. I will no longer share my limited wisdom with you guys here.
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      10-01-2009, 02:37 PM   #24
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But we are in a E9x M3 forum.The OP (Lucid) should be banned
Before we vote, I'd like to point out that Lucid included a preamble in his first post, saying that he realized this was the E9x M3 Forum, but he doesn't have a Forum for his old M3. So, he softened us up and padded his handicap.

I vote to let him stay.

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      10-01-2009, 03:14 PM   #25
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Before we vote, I'd like to point out that Lucid included a preamble in his first post, saying that he realized this was the E9x M3 Forum, but he doesn't have a Forum for his old M3. So, he softened us up and padded his handicap.

I vote to let him stay.

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But that was 23 posts ago!Hell i have a hard time remembering where I parked my car,much less remembering what the subject of 1st post was in our generally multi-subject sub posts that they seem to consist ofBut that is all good!

Oh Yeah!Almost forgot Ludid can stay even if he only talks about E30's!

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      10-01-2009, 06:27 PM   #26
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Boy, never seen such brown nosing.....
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      10-01-2009, 06:33 PM   #27
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I'm glad someone found 'some use' for the R888's... because it sure ain't racing in the dry!

And yeah, I fall into the over 3,000lb cars... which like RA1's over triple 8's... rain or shine.

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      10-03-2009, 08:32 AM   #28
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I ran a combination of 275/35 18's in both Ra1's & R888s in both wet and dry conditions.The RA1's work great in the dry and seem to tolerate a fair bit of sliding around with out falling off like the 888's do.I ran with 888's on the front with peaked RA1's on the rear and this combo worked very well with reasonable balance with mild understeer & mild very controlable oversteer under power on corner exit.A much better setup than the 888's all round and quite enjoyable to drive and to be able to 15 laps in a row with good rear grip is a big plus!

They did not work so well in the wet and the shaved RA1's had more grip in the wet than the almost full thread 888's had.I put my PS2's on for the rest of the day and had some fun



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Thanks for sharing Gearhead! And those findings are the same we experienced on our 3000+ cars...

The RA1 is by far a better tire in almost all accounts... so much so... that TOYO had to
rescind it's plans to discontinue the RA1... and now... RA1 is back in FULL Production of ALL Sizes!

The R888 I think will be the tire being discontinued... here shortly.

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Don't they make Dunlop Z1 in that size?
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      10-19-2009, 07:14 PM   #31
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Don't they make Dunlop Z1 in that size?
Nope. Dunlops come in 225/50/16. Too tall. I hear they are great though...
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Run the taller tires! Jk, I was gonna recommend the XS, AD08, RE-11 but I realized that they're all the same. I've heard the R1R is great on the dry but wet is a little scary. Either way, GL!
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Run the taller tires! Jk, I was gonna recommend the XS, AD08, RE-11 but I realized that they're all the same. I've heard the R1R is great on the dry but wet is a little scary. Either way, GL!
Thanks. I might find out this weekend as it looks like rain for sure...
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So, I did end up using the R1R in the rain on Sat. It was raining pretty hard--to the extent that there was standing water everywhere. At some point it really degenarated into driving to avoid the puddles. As to the tires, I forgot to scrub them before the event--could have done it at the Glen--so the very first session was very slippery. They did fine in the latter sessions. Of course, the cars that were on full rain tires had much more grip, but the R1R was OK overall. It is fine for how I want to use it.

The main event of the event for me was my water pump giving up. Started leaking coolant. Fortunately, I was able to locate a spare pump and a gasket, and replace it. I lucked out with the schedule, and missed only one session! It really helps when you have a bunch of club racers around--they are obviously better prepeared for that kind of thing.
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Glad you had a good experience with them! If my water pump craps out, it wouldn't be so easy to replace
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