[Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

[Ron Porter]

The 950s are very low on the list.

FWIW, I have no need for snow tires. Even here in the Detroit area, there
isn't enough snow to worry about. During a heavy snowfall, I drive 2 blocks
to the main road, which is plowed/salted early, so I have slush & wet to
drive through.

I need cold-weather rubber compounds, and a tire that is good in the wet.
Most Summer tires are great in the wet, but they are "rocks" in cold
weather.

Ron Porter

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On Behalf Of Paul L Fisher
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:46 PM
To: 'Ron Porter'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..


Even though Bridgestone calls the 950's all season, I would be careful. Have
a set on my wife's Saturn and they get quite slick with any snow or ice. I
put some Blizzak's on in the winter.

Before you go "Duh! No kidding they are slick in ice", I mean they are much
worse than any other '4 season' tire's I've ever had.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Ron Porter
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:22 AM
To: 'George Fourchy'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

Problem is that the RE750s are Summer tires, not all-season tires like the
RE950s.

Folks also like the Pilot Sport A/S, but they BETTER be good at $200/tire!!

Ron Porter

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On Behalf Of George Fourchy
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 2:29 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..


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 
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