Feedback on Bridgestone RE11 ???
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Feedback on Bridgestone RE11 ???
Hey guys,
My current Dunlop Direzza Star Specs have reached the end of their useful life and i was wondering if anybody has tried the Bridgestone RE11's in comparison to the Dunlops.
Sizes are 235/40/17 and 255/40/17 on an 89 911 that sees approx 12 to 15 track days per season.
I will be using Nitto NT01 "R" compounds on another set of wheels in the dry next year but i also want a good tire that i can use in wet conditions as well as when i drive my car on the street !
Any feedback, as i'm really tempted to give the Bridgestones a try although they are more pricey than the Dunlops.On top of that,Dunlops are hard to come by in my area as it seems there are not many distributors ...
Cheers !
Phil
My current Dunlop Direzza Star Specs have reached the end of their useful life and i was wondering if anybody has tried the Bridgestone RE11's in comparison to the Dunlops.
Sizes are 235/40/17 and 255/40/17 on an 89 911 that sees approx 12 to 15 track days per season.
I will be using Nitto NT01 "R" compounds on another set of wheels in the dry next year but i also want a good tire that i can use in wet conditions as well as when i drive my car on the street !
Any feedback, as i'm really tempted to give the Bridgestones a try although they are more pricey than the Dunlops.On top of that,Dunlops are hard to come by in my area as it seems there are not many distributors ...
Cheers !
Phil
#3
Rennlist Member
Phil, I am running RE-11's as my primary DE tire. I really like them. Of course my comparison was a set of Yoko S Drives that came on the car ('80 SC). They are great in the dry and last May I had them in the rain for a few sessions and I thought they were outstanding.
I like them enough that I will probably put them on my new-to-me '99 996 when I go to VIR in November.
HTH
I like them enough that I will probably put them on my new-to-me '99 996 when I go to VIR in November.
HTH
Last edited by Hal; 09-06-2011 at 10:47 PM. Reason: spelling
#4
Rennlist Member
The real question is, how the hell did you burn through your set of Dunlops so fast? Wow. You may want to check alignment (or stop flat spotting them!)
See you at LCMT.
Cheers
Matt
See you at LCMT.
Cheers
Matt
#5
Hey guys,
My current Dunlop Direzza Star Specs have reached the end of their useful life and i was wondering if anybody has tried the Bridgestone RE11's in comparison to the Dunlops.
Sizes are 235/40/17 and 255/40/17 on an 89 911 that sees approx 12 to 15 track days per season.
I will be using Nitto NT01 "R" compounds on another set of wheels in the dry next year but i also want a good tire that i can use in wet conditions as well as when i drive my car on the street !
Any feedback, as i'm really tempted to give the Bridgestones a try although they are more pricey than the Dunlops.On top of that,Dunlops are hard to come by in my area as it seems there are not many distributors ...
Cheers !
Phil
My current Dunlop Direzza Star Specs have reached the end of their useful life and i was wondering if anybody has tried the Bridgestone RE11's in comparison to the Dunlops.
Sizes are 235/40/17 and 255/40/17 on an 89 911 that sees approx 12 to 15 track days per season.
I will be using Nitto NT01 "R" compounds on another set of wheels in the dry next year but i also want a good tire that i can use in wet conditions as well as when i drive my car on the street !
Any feedback, as i'm really tempted to give the Bridgestones a try although they are more pricey than the Dunlops.On top of that,Dunlops are hard to come by in my area as it seems there are not many distributors ...
Cheers !
Phil
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#6
Drifting
Thread Starter
Matt,
My tires are two years old ...
I measured the fronts and the tread depth varies between 3/32nd and 4/32nd.Not too concerned about a dry track but we all know how unpredictable the weather is at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant and
how much fun turn 7 can be in the rain with bald tires
See you guys next week !
Cheers !
Phil
My tires are two years old ...
I measured the fronts and the tread depth varies between 3/32nd and 4/32nd.Not too concerned about a dry track but we all know how unpredictable the weather is at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant and
how much fun turn 7 can be in the rain with bald tires
See you guys next week !
Cheers !
Phil
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#8
Drifting
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Hey,
Think it's easy holding off all those GT3's with a 217 hp 3.2 911 ... lol
Something's gotta give and in this case the tires took the beating
Cheers !
Phil
Think it's easy holding off all those GT3's with a 217 hp 3.2 911 ... lol
Something's gotta give and in this case the tires took the beating
Cheers !
Phil
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