Street/Race Tyres

ADVAN Neova

Bridges the Gap Between Street and Circuit Tyres

Street tyres work well when cold. Conventional rubber compounds reach their limit during high speed driving as heat softening quickly saps the tyres ability to grip the road. Using street tyres on the track can lead to slower lap times and rapid tread wear.

Race tyres work well when hot. R-spec race tyres and slicks, on the other hand, generate heat which helps them grip the race track. They work best above 60 degrees Celsius. Race tyres work best in the first heat cycles, then performance begins to drop off. Using race tyres on the street is uneconomical as it can waste heat cycles and reduce tyre performance.

Heat control is one of the key features of the ADVAN Neova. It does not get hot and sticky and lay down rubber like a comparatively fast-wearing race tyre. Instead it deals with heat effectively. Testing has shown minimal variation between the fastest lap time that can be achieved and a 6 lap average, meaning the tyres are less likely to overheat and "go-off" which is typically what street tyres do when driven hard on a racing circuit.

Sequential Round Grooves dissipate and spread forces over large unbroken tread sections. Uni-block shoulders are circumferentially continuous for rigidity, powerful grip and lower lap times.

The Micros Silica rubber compound has been highly developed and highly evaluated. Aa new blending agent used in the World Touring Car Championship control tyre has been applied to the ADVAN Neova AD08. Known as MS Compound 2 it is soft at a micro level reaching into minute spaces in the road surface, expanding the contact area and improving traction, like a soft compound tyre. On a micro level the compound resists deformation by heat and wear, sustaining powerful grip lap after lap.

Read more about the ADVAN Neova on the Yokohama website.