The Vette and GTR guys were super into them, but I suspect they're at the pointy end for those extreme sizes.

Also, what % of vette guys really track their car vs just cruise on the street between wiping with a diaper?

 

I think it's a combination of the sizing and the R888/888R's ability to put the power down very well in a straight line. I know they have a HUGE following in the supra community as well, because they are a great tire that is better at hooking up than any street tires available and can actually corner quite well.

I liked them for track days on my previous supra, however they are absolutely pathetic for autox as they cannot get up to temp quick enough. (I've autox'd on them multiple times in a Supra and GTR).


On a side note, weren't the 888R tires supposed to come up to temp quicker than their original version?

 

They're vette guys, what more is there to say? lol


But seriously, it's probably a sizing thing. And you should take reviews with a grain of salt when they're from people who likely haven't used any other tire...



Or if they are on track, they're at about 6 tenths and in the way...

 

The guys I know that use them run a C5FRP and an '03 Cobra and love them. I'm not sure if they have tried anything else, but they have run 1:53.xxx at BWRP, so not too bad. It may be due to size because they run some pretty meaty rubber.

 

I run them on my supercharged Z06 that puts down just under 700whp. There really are not that many good options for the stock size 19"x12" or 20"x12" wheels for our cars. A lot of the straight line guys prefer the MT or Nitto drag radials but some of us other guys that want a bit more performance than just drag launching it's either the R888R's or MPSC2's. The price difference between those two is significant so really it was an easy decision to go with the Toyo's. I replaced the stock F1's with a a brand new set of 335 MPSS's but they were pretty much useless at full throttle at any rpm until you hit 4th gear and even then on slick pavement I can easily break traction when it comes on full boost above 5k.

One good thing about the R888R's is that they have lasted me over 7k miles which is really good considering the MPSS's can be shredded after 4-5k miles :P

I run 71R's on the Evo and wish they made them in the correct sizes for my vette