Toyo Tires Launch New Motorsport Tyre: Proxes R1R

Toyo’s new Proxes R1R has been released into the UK market. Designed for trackday enthusiasts, the tyre met its market on the Time Attack stand at the Autosport Show. Japanese car giant Mitsubishi chose to have the Toyo Proxes R1R as original equipment for its latest Evo, the Evo 10 FQ-400 which has over 400bhp (hence the name). It is available in sizes from 15” to 18” and in profiles from 55 series to 35 series.

In terms of performance, the Proxes R1R is pitched as the intermediate between the Proxes T1R and Proxes R888. It has an advanced racing casing design and increased contact patch area which provides increased handling performance and traction on both the street and track. The R1R is aimed at the occasional motorsport competitor who requires a less aggressive tyre than the R888.

Toyo states that its on-track experience and technical knowledge helped develop a new compound mix of highly reinforced carbon black, silica and polymers for the R1R which gives superior handling, high-speed stability and outstanding grip, even in the wet. The R1R possesses an racey directional tread pattern possesses arrow head grooves for excellent water drainage from the wider section of the groove which enhances its wet performance, whilst the narrower sections are designed to yield better dry performance.