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Old May 8, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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anyone know whats the deal with these? saw them on teh asm car, so i'm guessing they'll be close to or better than the re01r's. will we be getting them soon?
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Old May 8, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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i believe Jim said that Bridgestone will not be offering these tires on U.S. market.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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crap
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Yes,they are the successor to the RE01-R and they will not be coming to the US anytime soon if at all
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Reaction to the news that RE-11s won't be available in the US:

Pros:

It will save me money

Cons:

It will cost me time at the track

Pros:

It will cost everyone time at the track

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It will cost everyone time at the track
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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huh. are you saying they're worse than re01r's performance wise?
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by terahertz,May 8 2008, 05:31 PM
huh. are you saying they're worse than re01r's performance wise?
i edited the post to make it more clear. I am that I won't be able to get them, but my wallet is

They are the superior tire from what I can tell to the RE01R.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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oh lol. i was thinking about these after my re01r's go... but i guess not =P
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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Bridgestone told me not in the US market.
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Old May 9, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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That sucks, is there goin to be a sucessor to the re01rs?
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