Forgot to mention the new series started on Mon 11 Feb on the Discovery Channel (repeated @ 12pm on Sky on Thurs)
Sky 520 (521 + 1 hour) (536 HD)
Virgin 212 (213 + 1 hour) (214 HD) - I think
Anyway, yes, it's got an element of TG about it with cars that Joe Public can only dream about, but it also had some consumer advice about tyres and the like.
Tiff tested 3 different sets of tyres on the same car:- the factory fit Continental Eco, Maxtor, and some part worns.
The Continentals did the fastest lap of the track, followed by the Maxtors, and lastly the part worns which were 10 seconds slower than the Continentals.
Then onto the braking test on a wet track. The Continentals came last (because they were Eco's and offered little straight line grip), the Maxtors came 2nd, and the part worns won.
I should point out the part worns were 4 different makes, and 2 of them were winter tyres. IIRC, 2 also had small cuts in the side walls - acceptable providing the cut doesn't exceed 25mm.
Tiff said he didn't feel comfortable driving knowing there were cut marks in the side walls. To be honest, neither would I.
Overall, far better to watch than TG at the moment IMHO.
Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 13 Feb 13 at 01:57
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