If you like your road riding fast and your track riding faster, you’ll probably already know about Pirelli’s awesome Rosso Corsa familia, but for those of you who’ve been napping, or have never before had the need of a truly hybrid tyre that blurs the lines between real-world road use and track-themed shenanigans, now’s the time to listen up… because this tyre here is really quite special – not just from a riding point of view, but from a technical side too, thanks to four years of extensive development and a healthy injection of contemporary tyre technology.
Chief among this are the new compounds in use, which sees a threesome of zones on the front and rear hoops. Up front the compounds are full silica, with the central band (45% of the width) sporting a harder compound for better wear and stability, while the shoulders are kitted with a softer wearing, faster-warming make-up, designed for enhanced grip and added feel. At the rear, the central band pretty much
