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#1 Dunlop R5 on an early E-type

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:57 pm
by pmansson
I have the RS5 on an XK150. Very period correct, and so silent esp noticeable in a roadster, without too much traffic around you. Nowhere as good as the radials with Michelin Pilote X at the top, but with several XKs, I can enjoy the difference between the cars.
What about the R5 racing tyres? What is the main experience to be enjoyed with these?

#2

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:27 pm
by christopher storey
Harshness

#3 R5s

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:36 pm
by david muir
Great turn-in and grip (had mine on a track night-fantastic!). Tramline a lot but I think that all crossplies do that (never tried RS5s). Some dubiety reference legality on road!? Expensive and probably easily damaged with clumsy parking etc.

#4

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:40 am
by Heuer
R5's - Not legal for road use, will invalidate your insurance and an MOT failure. Probably great fun on the track though.

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