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    whats the best road legal tyre to use for track usage on a 13inch rim ??

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    what sort of track? i race on a concrete track and the best tyre i have come across is a kingpin remould tyre. i spent hundred's last year on expensive tyres but nothing matched these. but thats only on a concrete banger track, not tried them on anything else.

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    R888's are road legal aren't they? Although I'm not sure if they go as small as a 13"...

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    Yoko A021 in 13" ftw

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    How road leagal do you want?the arsey answer is: Strictly speaking cut slicks are road legal, however you might spend a lot in court fees proving it, but you will need to know your stuff if you get stopped as a few people I know have had a few fines handed to them as the tyre says "competition only" down the side, which the copper took literally...

    The easy answer is Yokohama a048's or a021's are a very good and although they are not E marked(I think), a copper will be more convinced by them then slicks... LOL

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    mickey tompsons- street radials ftmfw !

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    I think as long as they are E marked they are fine for road use. Toyo 888's & Yoky A048's are road legal.

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    A048Rs are E marked

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    Quote Originally Posted by Novasport
    I think as long as they are E marked they are fine for road use.
    They only need to be E marked for sale in the UK, otherwise they must state "off road use only" or similar. There is nowhere in the legislation that states a tyre must be E marked for USE on the UK roads.

    Sorry to drag the thread up.

    However if a048's are marked then I would strongly recommend them! For tarmac, soft on the front and super softs on the rear seem to be the way many run, especially in rallying.

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    just buy part worn ones & run them on steelies, get them from a scrapper & fit them when you arrive at the track. then drop them off at the council tip when you've trashed them

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