Don't laugh.....Winter tyres on an Exige?

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[quote=Boothy]

Tal, in fairness you spent most of the Anglesey day facing the wrong way :wink: [/quote]

Oi you!!! That was purely cuz I was pushing so hard… :whistle: :smiley:

I also wanted to see where the limits of the car were and to be able to catch the car, obviously found it and failed miserabley a few times…but it’s such a safe place to lose it and learn at the same time.

Plus they did go off towards the end of my 20 min laps…think the last run they lasted about 5-10mins.

But they are still a great road tyre, in the dry and especially in the wet, which is what I initially got them for…phew!

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Always find this online tool very useful - used it when hunting for different tyres for the elise and went up from a 175 to a 195, while keeping the same radius:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Martyn

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20 min laps, wow, you were taking it steady matey :wink:

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PMSL! Not bad going backwards tbh :smiley:

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I wonder if insurance companies have a view on alternative tyres for our cars, particularly if they want to wiggle out of a claim?

Perhaps any premium or other make in a size suitable for the wheel be ok, but would this include an elise 175 section front??

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Every winter in Scotland my Exige (previously 135r) is fitted with the lotus recommended Pirelli 210 Snowsport tyres.

Slower, squidgy, less vibration, very predictable and a great time to learn powersliding without trashing the gearbox.

They provide summer confidence at slow speeds. While expensive they have lasted 5 years.