Toyo Reviews

Toyo Proxes RA1 Request A Quote

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: N/A
Intermediate 3-5 Years | 6 Days or Less
Car: Porsche 911 (1971)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
205	55	16	225	50	16	22	25	32	35	9	N/A	9	N/A	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Great on the track and usable on the street.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: Herman P
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | More than 20 Days
Car: Porsche 911 (1985)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	16	245	45	16	28	34	28	34	9	7	9	7	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Tire are very predictable and good for beginner as well as advanced. Will run to they cord.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: N/A
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | 7-20 Days
Car: BMW e30 M3 (1988)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	15	225	50	15	32	38	32	38	8	7	10	8	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Very predictable tire which got faster as they wore and were best just before cording. This tire allows the car to move around quite a bit without getting overly greasy.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: Chris R
Intermediate 3-5 Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Porsche 944 Turbo (1987)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	16	245	45	16	30	38	30	38	7	5	7	5	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: N/A

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: Randall E
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | More than 20 Days
Car: Ford Mustang (2010)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
275	35	18	275	35	18	28	36	28	36	8	7	9	8	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Starting running Toyo RR half way thru 2015 season and really like them. Very sticky, great grip, warm up quickly.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: Nick
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | More than 20 Days
Car: BMW M3 sedan (1995)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
235	40	17	235	40	17	31	38	31	38	9	5	10	7	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Very predictable track tire. Excellent level of grip, very consistent for each session. Like many R-compound tires the lap times will change throughout the life of the tire, but overall very communicative tire with consistent performance.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: jrkoupe
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | 7-20 Days
Car: BMW 325 i (1990)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	15	225	50	15	31	40	31	40	8	N/A	8	N/A	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Predictable...consistent, wears like iron.

Toyo Proxes RA1

Reviewed By: N/A
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor Less than 1 Year | 7-20 Days
Car: Porsche 911 3.6 (1981)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
205	50	17	255	40	17		37		37	7	5	10	7	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Not the grippiest tire in the world, but the best track tire for LEARNING how to drive. The super grippy tires like Hoosiers don't alloy you to learn car control. RA1's like to slide a bit and don't have that "hand of God" grip. They brake away gradually. You feel the slip, they dance, and you learn to drive the car on the edge, which makes you a better driver. In Spec Miata, the Toyos (RRs and RA1's) in NASA demand a different driving style than the Hoosiers in SCCA (where you just throw it in a corner and let it stick). More finesse is necessary. In my opinion, there is no better DE tire. Start on street tires, advance to Toyos. Learn to drive. Hoosiers are for ultimate lap times, which DO NOT MATTER in DE.

Toyo Proxes R888 Request A Quote

Toyo Proxes R888

Reviewed By: Matti P
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Porsche 944 (1984)

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225

Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: They're ok

Toyo Proxes R888

Reviewed By: N/A
Beginner 1-3 Years | 6 Days or Less
Car: Porsche 944 (1987)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	15	225	50	15	29	32	32	35	10	7	10	10	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Hands down these are better than the Yokahama s drive I had in the same size. Wet traction was more predictable, lateral stability was similar, run more negative camber with the r888! You will be glad you did. Compared to the hankook ventus v12 evo I have run, the hankook is a good street performance tire, not very stiff lateraly, wet traction is ok but falls off fast in hard cornering, dry cornering falls off fast and they don't seem to like more than 1/2 degree negative camber on the front. Pressure growth is unreal once they get hot.

Toyo Proxes R888

Reviewed By: Shane G
Beginner 3-5 Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Lotus Elise (2005)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
205	45	16	235	45	17	21	26	23	28	8	4	10	9	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Very progressive tire. Do not suddenly break away when going over the limit of grip. They do provide a small audible warning, which is nice to have in addition to the feeling through the driver seat. They do heat cycle out much faster than the tread lasts. I used to be able to push about 1.6G in the corners and after about 30 heat cycles I can get 1.2-1.3G. Not exactly a big issue for HPDE, but a good note for competition driving.

Toyo Proxes R888

Reviewed By: Steve D
Advanced 5+ Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Porsche GT3 RS (2007)

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N/A

Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: N/A

Toyo Proxes RR Request A Quote

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: J W
Advanced 3-5 Years | 7-20 Days
Car: BMW M3 Sedan (2011)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
275	35	18	275	35	18	30	36	32	38	10	N/A	9	N/A	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Excellent performance. I felt it to be a perfect match for the E90/92 M3 in a square setup. Tremendous grip, more so than the Nitto NT01, and yet still predictable and communicative at the limit. NOT for rain use. Only lasts about half as long as the Nitto NT01.

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: Eric K
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 5+ Years | More than 20 Days
Car: Porsche 944 (1987)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	15				29	39	29	39	8	6	10	8	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: One of the easiet tires to drive second only (maybe) to the RA-1, but with more grip

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: Russ C
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 3-5 Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Ford Mustang (1996)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
275	40	17	275	40	17	30	38	30	38	9	3	9	5	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Great performer.....but it's also the required class tire so not much experience with anything else.

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: Randall E
Advanced 5+ Years | 7-20 Days
Car: Ford Mustang GT (2008)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
275	35	18	275	35	18	28	38	27	38	9	N.A	9	N/A	Yes

Recommended: Yes, it is my favorite track day tire.
Final Thoughts: Starting running Toyo RR half way thru 2015 season and really like them. Very sticky, great grip, warm up quickly.

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: Gavin Y
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 3-5 Years | More than 20 Days
Car: Porsche Boxster (1997)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
255	40	17	255	40	17	28	36	28	36	8	2	7	1	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Good tire, lasts well but terrible in the wet. Will go greasy when pushed.

Toyo Proxes RR

Reviewed By: Jason S
Licensed Club Racer / Driving Instructor 3-5 Years | More than 20 Days
Car: Porsche 944 (1983)

FrontW	FrontA	FrontD	RearW	RearA	RearD	Front Cold	Front Hot	Rear Cold	Rear Hot	Grip Dry	Grip Wet	Comm Dry	Comm Wet	Overall
225	50	15	225	50	15	31	38	31	38	9	4	8	4	Yes

Recommended: Yes, but would like to try other options.
Final Thoughts: Great performance right out on track. Doesn't need any break in, consistent performance through 30 heat cycles, then characteristic changes to a more slippery grip level which works better for some. Will last into the 50-60 heat cycle range before cording depending on alignment and track.