[Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

[George Fourchy]

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:16:13 -0400, Ron Porter wrote:

>The top all-season tires seem to be (in no particular order):
>
>Toyo Proxes (Subie guys LOVE them...not available through the normal
>Discount Tire or Tire Rack sources, though)
>Pirelli P Zero Nero
>ContiExtremeContact
>BFG KDWS
>Nitto 450 Extreme
>Bridgestone RE950

To this list I'd have to add the Bridgestone RE 750.  I haven't had any myself....I
have Gen 2 RE730s on one SHO and Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's on the other.  But I had
a set of RE 730 Gen 1 tires on the one with the Pilots (the Lowrider), and other
than the noise that the new tread design quiets down, those Potenzas didn't know
what water was (this is totally disregarding their awesome performance in the dry
and on the track).  I could go 10 mph faster (70+ vs 60 or less) than other traffic
on the freeway in a pouring rainstorm, and apparent wet traction felt 100% of dry,
or at least it was every time I'd check it by using the brake or steering to see how
close to hydroplaining I was.  According to the Tire Rack rating scale, the RE 750s
are even better than the 730 Gen 2s.  I'll try them the next time I get tires for a
SHO.

George