drift all stars round 3 after taughts

[gem-s13]

for this event gem i was running 285/30/18 when i was against juha's
it has got nothing to do with the gearing of the car it has to be the tyres?

i run the exact same tyres as juha on my car 265 achilles they are unreal yokes!

there is 2 diffrant types of them some come in plastic wrapping they are the new model ones which are crazy!! i put on 2 of them for super lap any one who seen it will tell you it was shite! i just could not get the car to spin up with them on and when i went out in top 16 in the rain with mike dean when i put the shoe in i just got grip and jumped forward

[chrisb]

would his tyres pass prodrift regs?

[nigey00]

would his tyres pass prodrift regs?

The're 400 threadwear!!!

Juha is fast on every track, the tyres are a crazy compound. He is beatable but you just have to be smart!

[damo86]

The're 400 threadwear!!!

Juha is fast on every track, the tyres are a crazy compound. He is beatable but you just have to be smart!

sure didnt sinnott beat him in the top4??

[nigey00]

Well you have got to say fairplay to Achilles! They seem to have developed a brilliant drifting tyre! Wonder do they make 195 15s?!!


How does treadwear relate to grip Nigel? The higher the better or does it really have nothing to do with that? Higher the threadwear the longer they last right?

I believe Prodrift have a threadwear limit on tyres, supposibly the lower the threadwear the softer the compound. But there is no universal threadwear legislation between tyre companies so you can basically put what you want.

With tyre companies like Achillies they realise this and put a soft as hell compound onto a tyre and rate them at whatever they want. The drift spec ATR sports run the same compound rummber as the new Achillies 123 that Saito uses in the satates. They are ultra soft and ultra grippy hence where Juha and to a lesser extent Dan Chapman are getting their grip from.

sure didnt sinnott beat him in the top4??

This is exactly my point. Having so much grip causes issues while chasing other cars that do not have as much grip. Juha finds it very difficult to chase due to this and makes mistakes. As a driver you realise this and all you can do is pull massive angle in front of him, drive a gangster line and hope Juha fucks up. You can do nothing while chasing the guy. He is a good driver but as seen last weekend doesnt run a great line and is very twitchy. Everyone has strenghts and weaknesses and you have to play to this. His advantage is that he's fast. He has good tyres, there's nothing we can do about his tyres so we need to try something else as his competitors!! OR go to the UK and burn down the Achillies warehouse!!

[Greg]

As a driver you realise this and all you can do is pull massive angle in front of him, drive a gangster line and hope Juha fucks up.

Awesome!

[Bradley_Motorworks]

I wish I could afford them dam tyres and had the power to turn them...Seem miles and mile ahead of anything else on the market. But way over budget for my weekend...lol
My 255 35 18 sunnys seem to do pretty well. Had them let down to 19psi most of the time but meant you had to be mashed to the floor all the time or they just gripped and threw you at the wall. Smoked reasonably well too

[gem-s13]

I wish I could afford them dam tyres and had the power to turn them...Seem miles and mile ahead of anything else on the market. But way over budget for my weekend...lol
My 255 35 18 sunnys seem to do pretty well. Had them let down to 19psi most of the time but meant you had to be mashed to the floor all the time or they just gripped and threw you at the wall. Smoked reasonably well too

they are prob the same money as sunnys!! 265/30 18's achillies we bought them for 70euro a go

[B.Egan]

i run the exact same tyres as juha on my car 265 achilles they are unreal yokes!

there is 2 diffrant types of them some come in plastic wrapping they are the new model ones which are crazy!! i put on 2 of them for super lap any one who seen it will tell you it was shite! i just could not get the car to spin up with them on and when i went out in top 16 in the rain with mike dean when i put the shoe in i just got grip and jumped forward

Well you have got to say fairplay to Achilles! They seem to have developed a brilliant drifting tyre! Wonder do they make 195 15s?!!

The're 400 threadwear!!!

Juha is fast on every track, the tyres are a crazy compound. He is beatable but you just have to be smart!

How does treadwear relate to grip Nigel? The higher the better or does it really have nothing to do with that? Higher the threadwear the longer they last right?

[pmc-drifter]

The higher the treadwear the less grip the tyre should produce but thats not always the case as said above its to do with the compound of the tyre!