Tires: Bridgestone S03 or Contisport Contact 2?
10-21-2003, 02:24 AM
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Originally posted by jsonnen
S03's are heavy? SPR Pilot sports don't even come close to the S03(IMO) having owned both tires. As for S03s squirming thats a kroc of _hit!! I've pushed those S03's to the edge and back many times and have never felt squirmish or anything unnerving!!! C70 pete what type of driving have you done on S03's or Pzeros, it seems as though you're painting broad strokes pertaining to certain tires! Every test and survey ever performed has always ranked the S03 as the King of the hill!!! Check the Tire racks owner survey and see for yourself. Also pilot sports get real greasy after only a few hard laps!!!!!
S03's are heavy? SPR Pilot sports don't even come close to the S03(IMO) having owned both tires. As for S03s squirming thats a kroc of _hit!! I've pushed those S03's to the edge and back many times and have never felt squirmish or anything unnerving!!! C70 pete what type of driving have you done on S03's or Pzeros, it seems as though you're painting broad strokes pertaining to certain tires! Every test and survey ever performed has always ranked the S03 as the King of the hill!!! Check the Tire racks owner survey and see for yourself. Also pilot sports get real greasy after only a few hard laps!!!!!
chew on this:
I've been on the tireracks site MANY MANY times... I've looked through the S03 reviews over and over again... for cars that matter that is... for people with a driving style like us... look carefully and you'll see how the M3 guys have bad things to say about steering response and ultimate grip vs their original Michelin mxx3 pilots.... also break up the data sets into groups and you will see that there are a statistically significant number of users who rated 7.5-8.5 and 0-7.5 (I'm BIG on statistics)... then go over the the Eagle F1 -GSD3 section and see how mostly everybody (beyond the 3rd standard deviation that is...) has rated it a 9+
Viken is right... on some cars maybe the S03 performs well... but I think Bridgestone realized the complaints it has been having and produced the S02-A = a combo of S02 dry and S03 wet technology.
Maybe your car doesn't squrim cause its a 944
911's have REAL horsepower... bahhahahah just teazing...
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Pete
10-21-2003, 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by jsonnen
Over 7,271,695 miles have been driven on S03's , about 1,000,000 more than its nearest competitor and its ranked 95% vs best in its category!!! Hmmm is Vikens butt more telling than 7,000,000 + miles of hard data?? I don't think so!!!!
Over 7,271,695 miles have been driven on S03's , about 1,000,000 more than its nearest competitor and its ranked 95% vs best in its category!!! Hmmm is Vikens butt more telling than 7,000,000 + miles of hard data?? I don't think so!!!!
Do you think that all performance tires are equally represented there. Is this a true scientific test?
10-21-2003, 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by jsonnen
] Hmmm is Vikens butt more telling than 7,000,000 + miles of hard data?? I don't think so!!!!
] Hmmm is Vikens butt more telling than 7,000,000 + miles of hard data?? I don't think so!!!!
LOL!
Its people like this that make life so enjoyable.
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10-21-2003, 01:20 PM
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Ok you guys win!! I guess i will take my lowly 951 (280rwhp) butt back to 1987 and forget that i also run a M5 with S03's and have no place to post in the Godlike 996 forum!(lol). Anytime one of you 996 boys feel like getting spanked by a 87 951 , let me know!!!! 
10-21-2003, 01:33 PM
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Originally posted by jsonnen
Ok you guys win!! I guess i will take my lowly 951 (280rwhp) butt back to 1987 and forget that i also run a M5 with S03's and have no place to post in the Godlike 996 forum!(lol).
Ok you guys win!! I guess i will take my lowly 951 (280rwhp) butt back to 1987 and forget that i also run a M5 with S03's and have no place to post in the Godlike 996 forum!(lol).
Anytime one of you 996 boys feel like getting spanked by a 87 951 , let me know!!!!
10-21-2003, 01:45 PM
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Yo, chill guys...
its just a tire choice, there is no absolute right or wrong here, so there is no point in going behond offering each of our personal experiences, to each his own...
its just a tire choice, there is no absolute right or wrong here, so there is no point in going behond offering each of our personal experiences, to each his own...
10-21-2003, 01:51 PM
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I have P-Zero Assymetricos on my car and love them in the dry. I don't drive in the rain so wet grip doesn't factor into the equation.
Viken, what is the word on the new (I think) Pirelli Corsa? The tread looks very aggressive.
Viken, what is the word on the new (I think) Pirelli Corsa? The tread looks very aggressive.
10-21-2003, 02:09 PM
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Originally posted by adsc4s
Viken, what is the word on the new (I think) Pirelli Corsa? The tread looks very aggressive.
Viken, what is the word on the new (I think) Pirelli Corsa? The tread looks very aggressive.
