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Old 06-10-2007, 07:55 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by insite
i am now a total convert of the bridgestone RE-01R. this tire is schitzophrenic. it's totally quiet, VERY comfortable, but STICKS like crazy. once you heat it up, it's seriously as grippy as an R compound. good in the rain, too. i did dry / wet braking tests w/ my G-meter. i use cold stop decel numbers to tell me how good a tire's street grip will be. these are the only tires i've tested that pull > 1.0G stops while cold (1.03G). they still pulled 0.81G stops in the rain. that's incredible. once you get em' hot, even better. IMO these kill the PS2's and are even better than the advan Neovas.
I saw those tires and the test results look great. They just don't offer them in a 255/40 17 size. The fastest guys around here autocrossing with street tires are usually on Advan Neovas. It looks like the RE-01R could be a contender in S/S class.
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