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Old 09-29-2016, 08:45 PM
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Default Current tire thinking

So am going to bring RS to BW with me

Are Nittos still the way to go on 18rims? Anything new / better / dare say cheaper?
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newer: well, not really, RE71 don't have sizes yet
better: not at this price point
cheaper: I haven't seen anything. i just picked up 2 more sets for just over 1k on sale (like 1020 /set).

1 set will MORE than last. BW isn't very hard on tires especially since you're a boxster momentum driver now :-)
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Ok Ill order a set

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Yeah unless you need to win DE and hit the HOHO crack pipe... there is no better tire for these cars for track days.
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I personally think you should hit the crack, all the cool kids are doing it
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Peer pressure ..

Full slicks is what the real men are using .....
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not entirely off topic, but Continental are launching the ContactExtreme Sport in a couple of weeks, and Michelin just announced the replacement for the
MPSS with the Pilot Sport 4 S
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
not entirely off topic, but Continental are launching the ContactExtreme Sport in a couple of weeks, and Michelin just announced the replacement for the
MPSS with the Pilot Sport 4 S
Do you have a link to this tire? All I'm seeing is the ContiForce.

Man, Continental's product naming seems terrible to me. They use the word contact in everything it seems.
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Originally Posted by shotor
Do you have a link to this tire? All I'm seeing is the ContiForce.

Man, Continental's product naming seems terrible to me. They use the word contact in everything it seems.
its not officially launched yet, the US launch is in a couple of weeks.
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Originally Posted by entityx
I personally think you should hit the crack, all the cool kids are doing it
Won't need em to keep up with the cool kids
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Pirelli DH
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meh... when i see a couple guys who race/DE turning times on NT01 faster than guys on slicks and/hoho... i know there is something left in the driver. When i stop getting PBs i'll move to a stickier tire.
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Remind me what size Nittos go on the 18s?

I order from discount tire direct right?


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