Theres a local guy on RE01R for three seasons and they still have a lot of life, thats all smooth driving. I wouldn't get more than 18k miles I'd suspect.

 

Going on 27000 miles on my 070's (on my STi - OEM tires)

Probably will have to replace them at the end of summer 2008.

 

Hi, don't really want to start a whole new tread on this but,

I am about to order the RE-01R from tirerack.com , 225/45/17, 255/40/17, and realize that those two tires, front and back does not have the same threadwear rating spec. The front shows 140AA and rear for the size shows 180AA. Is that how its suppose to be? and why is that?

Thanks, sorry if its been discussed, searched but can't find the answer

Hugo-

 

Don't sweat the TW. They are abstractions at best.

"High grip when new challenges persist in orbit." My kind of tire for extraplanetary excursions...

 

I have the 255/40R17 in stock and the 215/45R17 should be in by Friday.
I was told by Bridgestone that these are basically a race tire for the street. He thought they would be better on the car than the RE-01R. If that is true they will be awsome.
If I can help let me know.

 

What did bridgestone say about wet? Descent?

 

See the translation above - the RE11 is improved in every measure. It looks like a fantastic all-around tire, even above the RE-01R. Although I think the RE070 would be a better dry-only tire.

 

Think the temps on the RE01R are going too high from the larger contact patches? BMI tested REO1R vs the RE070 (designed for the CTR) and the difference was negligible. I'd like to see some real testing but I guess that will take some time.

 

BM or BMI? BM can test this type of thing but only to an extent... BMI misses a lot of technical data in their translation and editing. And if BM gave it only their usual couple-of-laps testing, the results are not meaningful to road racers or HPDE'ers. A 20- minute session is a lot different than a 3-lap session when we're talking temps.
And none of this says anything about any quantifiable testing. The data that Bridgestone presented for the RE11 is a lot more meaningful, even though we don't have the full translation.
My thinking is that Bridgestones intent is for the RE11 to replace the RE-01R. How it compares to the RE070 is another question.. .that tire has been around a while. It could have ended up on the CR for any number of reasons... either it works better, they liked it from past experience, that could buy it in the necessary quantities, they got a better price on it, Bridgestone provided incentive, or ????
I'm thinking just form eyeballing it that it would work better on the track due to the larger contact patches, where the RE01R or RE11 could start to chunk when temps raise. Of course, on the street, the RE070 wouldn't work anywhere near as well in wet conditions as the RE01R or RE11.
We need a scientific test of all three tires. The Tire Rack has the wherewithall to do this. Hint, Jim.....

 

So, the RE01R would be a better DD tire than the RE070?...ie, rain, crappy roads, etc.