[Shotimes] RE: Semi (OT) Another A/S Tire Test

[Ron Porter]

Sounds good



To tie-in to another thread, one size fits all are what all-season (A/S)
tires are. I would recommend to everyone to run two sets of wheels/tires if
you live in the snow belt. Get good summer tires, then get good winter tires
for the other set.



>From personal experience, there are NO A/S tires that can match good Summer
tires in warm weather.



BTW, I found out something interesting about some serious Summer tires. Here
is the advice for the new Yoko ADVAN Neova AD07:



The ADVAN Neova AD07 is the Max Performance Summer tire member of Yokohama's
global family of ADVAN performance tires developed for sports car, sports
coupe and performance sedan enthusiasts who love sport driving. Used as
Original Equipment (O.E.) on the Lotus Elise, the ADVAN Neova AD07 is
designed to provide high levels of traction, responsive handling and driving
control in dry and wet road conditions. The ADVAN Neova AD07 is not intended
to be driven in cold temperatures or in snow.

Designed to deliver Yokohama's ultimate dry street performance while
maintaining good wet traction, the ADVAN Neova AD07 uses a "fine particle"
Micro Silica (MS) tread compound (to provide greater road surface adhesion)
molded into a directional tread pattern that features massive, rounded tread
blocks to increases cornering stability and steering response. Five large
circumferential and multiple directionally aligned lateral grooves resist
hydroplaning and enhance wet traction. Internally, the two wide steel belts
reinforced by spirally wound nylon cap plies and provide excellent strength
and uniform ride quality while the sidewalls are tuned to resist lateral
deflection to provide handling control and feedback.

Like the motorsports tires this Max Performance street tire has evolved
from, the ADVAN Neova AD07 radial's construction and compounds have been
tuned to maximize the tire's traction and performance within a specific
range of ambient temperatures. Therefore, unlike less highly tuned tires,
Yokohama's care instructions specify that due to its compound
characteristics, ADVAN Neova must be used and stored at temperatures above
-100 Celsius (140 Fahrenheit) to maintain its performance and avoid tire
damage.

Ron Porter





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From: Stan_Phillips@divintech.com [mailto:Stan_Phillips@divintech.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:09 AM
To: Ron Porter
Cc: Shotimes; V8List SHO
Subject: [Bulk] Re: Semi (OT) Another A/S Tire Test




I just purchased new "sneakers" for my SHO 2 weeks ago.
These are strickly summer tires...I have Blizzaks for winter use.
I don't run any track events, but I'm told that I drive fast (can you
believe that).
The tires (right now) seem like I made a good choice.
They are also listed in the TireRack survey....AVON Tech M500 (225/55/16)
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHP
They're rated highest in the Ultra High Performance category, so I thought
I'd give them a try.
They are listed as being very quiet .... so far they're right.
At  $107/tire installed....not a bad deal.


Thanks,
Stan Phillips
White '97
TIG WELDED





"Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>

07/07/2005 01:23 AM


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I was cleaning out the Inbox, and found the link for a Tire Rack test of a
few A/S tires:

GY RSA
Conti ExtremeContact
Potenza RE950
Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S (the new tire)

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/mi_pilot_exalto_as.jsp

Exalto came out very well. In looking it up, it is priced reasonably for a
Michelin tire (meaning: not as overpriced as most Michelins are....gotta pay
for those 35-hour workweeks and 6 week vacations!!) at $126 for a 225/55/16.
Only issue is that they are pretty heavy at 26#s.

FWIW, I have Pilot Exalto PE2 summer tires on my car.  Like them thus far,
and we'll see the real test at Putnam Park in a few weeks.

Ron Porter