Bridgestone RE050A tires?
#1
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Bridgestone RE050A tires?
With the track season coming up, I'm looking at getting some new tires, preferably something more track-oriented than the ultra high performance all-seasons that I had for my first couple DE's last fall. I know that I'm not ready for R-Comps or slicks, and I want a tire that I can drive on the street, even in the rain.
I'm looking at Tirerack's website, and the Bridgestone RE050's look pretty good based on their surveys, but I was wondering if anyone on here had any experience with them? Any feedback good, bad, or otherwise would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
I'm looking at Tirerack's website, and the Bridgestone RE050's look pretty good based on their surveys, but I was wondering if anyone on here had any experience with them? Any feedback good, bad, or otherwise would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
#3
The Penguin King
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I used them as a street tire on my 997S and drove them on the track one time when my race car was broken.
They are a really nice tire at a much better price than the PS2's. Probably +90% of the tire the PS2 is. Maybe even better than that IMHO. If you use the extra ~10% you get out of the Michelin on the road, you probably should be arrested. On the track, you just will be learning car control at a very slightly reduced speed, which is not a bad thing. The Bridgestones are a tire I recommend to folks when they ask me.
They are a really nice tire at a much better price than the PS2's. Probably +90% of the tire the PS2 is. Maybe even better than that IMHO. If you use the extra ~10% you get out of the Michelin on the road, you probably should be arrested. On the track, you just will be learning car control at a very slightly reduced speed, which is not a bad thing. The Bridgestones are a tire I recommend to folks when they ask me.
#4
Burning Brakes
I had them on my Cayman, really liked them, even more than the PS2s. They lasted me about 45K mi. rear and about 55K mi. In the front. I did couple of track days with them with predictable results and autox.
But I think the Re01s are even better now. You may want to check out Toyo Proxes 1 also, that's what I am using on the GT3 now, was at VIR and I was really impressed with them.
But I think the Re01s are even better now. You may want to check out Toyo Proxes 1 also, that's what I am using on the GT3 now, was at VIR and I was really impressed with them.
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Thanks guys. Unfortunately, I'm somewhat limited in tire selection because I'm shopping for 16" tires (so PS2s or Proxes 1 aren't available). Based on this feedback though, I think that I'm going to go ahead with the RE050A's. I'll report back on how they work out