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Ok after 2 sets of kumho mediums on the rears and 4 track days i can recommend these - they are just as grippy as the old R888 SGs, better than the old A048s and consistent right to the end - the R888 would dramatically lose grip once the tread had gone. Yet to try the kumho K21s on the front but or...

Thanks for info. Car prices are crazy right now - but a experience day car in the hands of those who go mental in a rental at top dollar is one to be avoided and would be difficult to sell on. There are a few bad ones out there hiding an iffy history. The factory is an idea source of info to pick ou...

Its a fickle market with only 100+ atoms produced by the factory per year. The two/three year waiting list is only 300+ people world wide excl North America. I hoping the flippers have gone onto the next great thing, and we can get on with driving our machines. My last did 22k plus hard trackday mil...

Looking back, I saw this car for sale when I was looking for a atom cup car in 2018 at PESCARA INTERNATIONAL

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1013944

No - these cars are very sensitive to oil changes and proper servicing. Several cup cars I saw, had an unloved life with potential repair bills running to £5-7k to bring it back upto standard. Also watch for time travel (seemingly registered new 2-3 years after production) and accident damage on fra...

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Welcome!

Thanks for the comparison between A048s and kumhos - very useful.

I'll probably try soft kumhos in the first instance - yes I know they wear out within 1 trackday, but so did the 888s soft - if I was on it all the time.

I may try the Avon slicks but that brings its own problems!

6000 out of a set! Wow!!

In 4135 miles we have been through the originals plus 7 pairs of rears and 3 pairs of fronts.

The rears last about 3 trackdays.

Yes the A048s are sensitive to heat cycles and r888(r) medium are alot less grippy than A048 mediums.

Are the kumhos soft or medium Stu?

Never completely got on with A048s med compared to the 888 SGs.

The A052s and kumhos are a possibility or may have to go Avon slicks and have a separate set for public road.

My supply of toyo 888 SGs (soft) has now dried up.

Any better alternatives from the powers at be?

Many thanks

*atom 3.5 used mainly on track with occasional road use. All in the dry - UK weather permitting!!!

Glad see the Nomad holding its own with the new defender and G wagon. As good, honest and expensive (once optioned with useful stuff) as the defender is, I'm personally not so sure about JLR reliability having been left stranded a few times with its poltergeist radio and intermittent parking sensors...

John Scherrer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:57 am Not to mention the photos of wrecked cars that were just being taken for a quick diagnostic test drive ..

People put too much emphasis on factory services. I've seen some cars that are dogs that have a lot of history but for a lot of people, especially jn the North, transporting to the factory and back every year isn't feasible so they get them serviced locally or even do it themselves. I know owners t...

They are specialists outside the factory - there is at least CPL Racing, which i used for 10ish years. Guy and Lynn of CPL racing are excellent and have also got an eye for the detail and a good relationship with the factory. There is also back draft motorsport - which have a good rep though I've ne...