Regarding STS tires, Locally we have about 10 STS Subaru 2.5 RS drivers 5 which
frequent our events, and I have noticed that there is not that much of a
diffrence, we have some on Kumho, some on dunlop, some on michelin, and any one
of them can win any day (actually really fun to watch) What I do know is the
tires are a minimal diffrence, since kumho has pays contengency to STS
participants using their tires, who cares if brand X tire is
.00000000000000000000000000001 second faster if you can spend less money on
tires and buy a better suspention then you might be able to make a REAL
diffrence (or pick up a couple evoloution schools and REALLY get faster)
I have driven most of the local subarus and yes you can feel the diffrence of
the tires, some are crisper some work with more slip angle, however the truth
is they all are just about as fast as each other!!!
Jeff
On Thu, 25 January 2001, "Dan USA" wrote:
> > The salesperson you spoke to at The Tire Rack was correct in stating that
> > the RE71 and Yokohama AVS Intermediates are older technology. These tires
> > have been around for a long time, and their performance is well
> > proven. The
> > RE730 incorporates many of the newest Bridgestone design and manufacturing
> > technologies and materials, and so it does have somewhat more to
> > offer than
> > these older tires.
> >
> > However, saying that the RE730 will "walk all over" the RE71 is perhaps
> > oversimplifying things a bit. We have tested these tires on our
> > test track,
> > with our BMW 328i test vehicles. It should be noted that while we did not
> > test the RE730 and RE71 back-to-back, the averaged lap times do
> > indicate to
> > us that the RE730 is a slightly faster tire on our autocross-style test
> > facility.
> >
> > The times generated on our test facility are the averages of our entire
> > sales staff. This tends to flatten out differences in driving styles and
> > abilities. What I'm trying to get at here is the standard: Your
> > Mileage May
> > Vary.
> >
> > You can check out our test results for yourself by going to the following
> > address:
> >
> > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/resultsbrand.htm
> >
> > This will give you a listing of our tire testing sorted by brand.
> > From there
> > you will find links to our tests of the Bridgestone RE730:
> >
> > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/bs_re730_rd.html
> >
> > And the link to the RE71/AVS Intermediate test:
> >
> > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/oldies_rd.htm
> >
> > My personal opinion? That's a tough one... I certainly see the draw of the
> > less expensive RE71, but I have driven both tires, and the RE730 is a very
> > nice tire. Will it be faster on your car? That's the $100
> > question. I would
> > certainly listen to the opinions of others here on team.net, and take them
> > all in to account.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > William Loring
> >
> > The Tire Rack, Marketing dept.
> > 771 W. Chippewa Ave.
> > South Bend, IN 46614
> > >
> > > Now, the guys from tire rack when i called, said that the RE71 is older
> > > technology, and the RE730's have much much better dry grip, without
> > > sacrificing as much in terms of treadwear and wet traction (best of both
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