Hi all,
I decided this morning to replace my awful Falken street tires with
something with better wet traction. (skidding in front of a truck
isn't my favorite way to wake up in the morning) After looking at
Tire Rack's customer surveys, I have narrowed the choice to the Dunlop
SP8000 or Bridgestone RE71. I'm leaning toward the Dunlops on the
strength of a friend's recommendation. (FWIW they're 195/50R15's on a
Miata M-edition.)
Now, the question. Supposing I was considering g-Forces to replace my
R1's. I've seen the comments about their wet pavement performance
which has me concerned. Sooo, does anyone want to speculate how the
Dunlops or Bridgestones would compare to R-compounds in
pouring-down-rain conditions? I can't justify having a separate set
of rain tires, but if a good set of streets could keep up with (fresh)
race tires in standing water I wouldn't have to park it if my race
tires were too worn to use.
Thanks,
Craig Blome
TSSCC, TAMSCC, RTRT, TLS#91
Austin, TX
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