Lazza

What is available now? I get the A048s for my own car from a guy who races an Elise so they are used but fairly lightly as the Elise eats rear tyres but hardly touches the fronts. They aren't using A048 next season though so I'll be looking for something else. We will also be needing something for Hornet. Similar requirements as although my own car is obviously a fair bit quicker, cornering speeds are similar.

I think the 888s were just beyond help. They really should have performed well as that track suits sticky rubber but there was no balance with them on. On my own car I have Yoko A048 which are similar (I'd say a touch better dry but not as good wet i.e. typical Yoko) and they always feel superb at Abingdon.

Hi Tony. No, no changes to the suspension at all. I think it was just down to using an old and very worn set of 888s that were pretty much slicks. They had been stored for the last 6 months or so in a garden so were somewhat weathered as well as badly worn. When I swapped to the Avon ZV3s it performed perfectly and the balance was spot on allowing me to really take liberties, especially through the kink/chicane onto the main straight.

Does that mean my 5 minutes with the Maxxis girls is on?

I'll be there! Will you be doing any alignments/tyre fittings etc. on the day? If so, mine could do with a tweak. Failing that, 5 minutes in private with the Maxxis girls would be acceptable