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Cheap 15" trackday tyres £100 a set
PAUL FISHER - 8/4/12 at 03:59 PM

Found sets of these for sale, could be a cheap trackday option if your running 15" wheels, knowing how difficult 15" slicks and R888's are to get hold of, and expensive they are I think they could even be road legal, not too sure on that, you would have to check.

http://www.raceways.co.uk/Colway_Formula_2_track_day_tyres.htm

loggyboy - 8/4/12 at 04:10 PM

I had a pair of these on my Nova, seemed quite good, but took a while to get heat in to them and wore alot on the edges.
at that price a definite bargain!

matt_gsxr - 8/4/12 at 04:13 PM

One word of caution.

You might want to check the expiration date as I think (but I may be mistaken) that Colway went under in 2007.

loggyboy - 8/4/12 at 04:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
One word of caution.

You might want to check the expiration date as I think (but I may be mistaken) that Colway went under in 2007.


DIdnt think tyres and an expiration date?, just a manufacturing date. I have always been told if tyres havent been exposed to elements and sunlight then they should last a fair amount of time, its only when they have that the 5-6 year guide tends to be prevalent.

Steve Hignett - 8/4/12 at 04:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
I think they could even be road legal, not too sure on that, you would have to check.

http://www.raceways.co.uk/Colway_Formula_2_track_day_tyres.htm


I think they were considered Road Legal Paul, as they were often used for Tarmac sections of Rallying, and then used for the road to get to the next stage.
I actually watched a Copper in Winsford in Cheshire (used to have to come right through the town!) get very embarrassed thinking he'd pulled over a boy racer...

Anyway, they are road legal, but I would make sure that every single bit on the rest of your car is perfect if you're gonna use them on the road

When we were knocking about at 17 yo's, we used to go to a rallying place in Macclesfield for tyres and I had a mk3 Escort XR3 with them on - amazing car! Much better than the XR3i I had, mind you, I've always said that one of my favourite Ford's (apart from Saff & Esc Cos'd etc) is the mk1 and mk2 XR2...............

Sorry for the tangents!!!

PAUL FISHER - 8/4/12 at 04:31 PM

I thought it was handy the set came in 205 50 15 and 185 55 15, great set up for a se7en.

PAUL FISHER - 8/4/12 at 04:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
I think they could even be road legal, not too sure on that, you would have to check.

http://www.raceways.co.uk/Colway_Formula_2_track_day_tyres.htm


I think they were considered Road Legal Paul, as they were often used for Tarmac sections of Rallying, and then used for the road to get to the next stage.
I actually watched a Copper in Winsford in Cheshire (used to have to come right through the town!) get very embarrassed thinking he'd pulled over a boy racer...

Anyway, they are road legal, but I would make sure that every single bit on the rest of your car is perfect if you're gonna use them on the road

When we were knocking about at 17 yo's, we used to go to a rallying place in Macclesfield for tyres and I had a mk3 Escort XR3 with them on - amazing car! Much better than the XR3i I had, mind you, I've always said that one of my favourite Ford's (apart from Saff & Esc Cos'd etc) is the mk1 and mk2 XR2...............

Sorry for the tangents!!!



I know what your saying Steve, so I would expect them to be E marked then, even better then, should think they would be ideal for airfield trackdays for that money, when you don't want to destroy your road tyres.

ali f27 - 8/4/12 at 07:59 PM

Hi i have a number of sets of wheels for the f27 and have a set of these on 1 they are quicker up hartside than the set of r888s apart from race tyres some of the best i have had