Sooooooo. Bit of an update on the tyres and all things Exige .
new tillet seats fitted , new TRS harnesses installed , new brake pads all around and off my car finally went to my local trusted garage for its MOT on Thursday .
Passed with no advisories and the embarrassing total of 930 miles to go along with the 453 and 780 from the previous 2 MOTS .
So armed with some new driving road suggestions, a weekend of sunshine in North Wales and a willing Co pilot I managed to rack up nearly 430 miles over 3 days on some amazing tarmac ( mostly !)
the new seats are super comfy , although I will make some thin pads for the base and side bolsters for less slippage and to reduce potential scratches to that lovely carbon fibre.
The TRS harnesses are 4 point -3” wide FIA approved and feel so much more sturdy than my old Sabelts but easy to adjust and unclip .
the new mintex pads are very progressive and more than able to stop the car time and time again on the road , more than adequate for my level of skill and commitment .
and finally the tyres . I was expecting a huge difference from my R888’s . The weather was good with hot dry roads. The feel through the wheel is a little softer, but still full of feedback , they seems to tram line a little less. Grip is mighty , much stronger than I expected , turn in wasn’t affected at all ( I was realistically driving at 8/10th as it was 1st run of the year on unknown roads and scrubbing in tyres and pads ) and when you really push the rear they let go of traction a little earlier but much more smoothly than the 888, which either gripped real hard or didn’t at all , and you needed to be quick if lucky to catch them . For my driving style and skill they are a definite improvement on the road for me , track time might be different , but overall I am a happy chappy .
the roads were awesome .
Llanberis -betws y coed -Ffestiniog - Bala- lake Vernwy- Barmouth - Dolgethleu - Bedgelert