2014 Tyres
 

Any News on the Tyres for this year ... or did I miss it?

Did you not get my emails, if not I need a email address from you

protyres told me they have enough for this year set aside- sounds like we're having the last of them

Be nice if Dunlop got back to me with that sort of information (ie replied to last weeks email) as what do they call enough?

This season we have more rounds and more Class A entrants that tend to use tyres at a greater rate than Class B, stocking the same amount as we used last year probably isn't going to be enough

Sounds like you better talk to protyres kev- sounds like they know more than any of us at the moment

But Dunlop are the Tyre supplier and Sponsor so that is who I talk to about the tyre deal and they are the ones that know when Production will stop and if there is going to be a replacement tyre, if there isn't then the options for 2015 needs to be considered before the end of this season.

Read about this the other day, are these the same Dunlop guys you deal with Kev, http://sportscar365.com/industry/dun...lant-to-close/

Pete

Thanks for that Pete, they are based in Birmingham but are linked to the Motorsport side of things and the tyres we use are produced in Germany
But maybe that announcement is behind things being a bit quiet lately

Tyres at Snetterton
 

Kev, I was at Snetterton on Sunday and had some new tyres fitted; I was told by the bloke on the tyre truck that we were definitely on the same tyres and that he had all the remaining tyres 'ringfenced' for this year!

I have to admit that wobbling round Snetterton on the first session, I realised that it had been Brands last year since I was on any bike, but by the afternoon it was starting to feel normal.....apart from the idiot that charged up the inside and then running wide, pushing me off onto the nice slippery wet grass! I ended up about 100 yards from the track in a ploughed field.....still upright..... but at that particular moment I would have quite happily 'ripped him a new one!!!!'
Anyway had a great day at Snetterton, was good to see a few friendly faces and now just looking forward to the season.

And there in could lie a major problem, what happens if all the remaining tyres are used up by round 8 or even worse 7, then what.

use old ones?

And you think that's how we should run the series

that would be budget racing- old tyres cable ties and baler string

- Turn the Tyre around.
- Award more points to riders who run on the same set of tyre's for 5 meetings!


On a serious note (well sort of) I have been trying to get hold of Protyres but haven't had any joy. Does anyone know if they are taken a few sets as standbys?

They usually have more than enough, but Dallas is back so he may exhaust their stock. :lol:

i talked to them a week or 2 ago and they said they would take along heaps of them and i didn't need to pre book any

maybe a limit of 3 front and 6 rear would save some people money and make no marked difference to much else except the polar ice caps

Do we have a number for Protyre? :)

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Can we use Dunlop D209 ZR rated Qualifiers?

NO, only H rated

OK my info is Dunlop can supply, dealer will confirm Monday, I'll post info.

Chances are no dealers outside of Protyre will be able to order in any of the H rated Qualifiers as all the remaining stock has been ring fenced for the Desmo Due series. Some dealers may have some old stock left from previous orders but thats about it.
As for the other ratings in the Qualifier range the H-rated is the only tyre designated as a Race Tyre in the range as it uses the same compound that the D211s used.