Saw some RE01R's stateside last year in Cali (exhibition race) ... went to Ota City , Japan(home of the Subaru) in September and saw them again . :confused: Any word on if these bad boys are going to be available here anytime soon ?? If so where do I get them ?

they should be out in the spring ....

I can get some. I've been kicking around the idea for a while now. I bet they're going to be spendy.

my guess is you saw them on a purple, rhd, bugeye?

Hi, Has anybody on this forum used this tire?

I contacted a Aus compnay on this. You can get them imported.

Luke@tirerack, so tirerack will have them? You must do test immediately then.

any info on your site?

There should rival the Yoko AD07 and maybe all other tires in its class.

http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/images/top.gif (http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/30-60.html)

Oh dear god those tires look awesome! I'm a massive Bridgestone fan because of the RE070s that come on the STi. This tire looks to the untrained eye at least to be the new king street touring dry tire... as long as it has a treadwear rating of 140 or higher that is.

-JWM

I prefer the RE55s.

I prefer the RE55s.

http://www.mercurymotorsport.com.au/newsletter/2004.May/bridgestone-55s.jpg

LOL! Me too! I'll take some R-comps if I could but they are not legal in my street tire class.

-JWM

Ok. I got a quote to florida:

Thank you for your enquiry the 225/45r17 W Bridgestone Tyres.
The size you quoted is not made. However the 235/40x17 RE55 is the same size in height as the 225/45x17.
The cost per tyre is $345.00 each
Freight by sea mail is $100.00 per tyre for a 12kg tyre
Tyre total $1380.00
Freight $400.00
Total $1780.00 AUD

If we can be of further assistance don't hesitate to contact us on this email address.
Kym Davis
Kym Davis Tyres (Bridgestone Magill, South Australia)


Use www.xe.com for currency translation

:rolleyes:

obviously not the same height

235-40-17 = 24.5"
225/45-17 = 25.0"

235-40-17 = 24.5" minimum wheel width = 8.0"
225/45-17 = 25.0" minimum wheel width = 7.5"

Re-edited :)
Almost the same :)

pricing on the RE01R
205/55R16 BS POZ RE-01R 168.00
225/50R16 BS POZ RE-01R 184.00
225/45R17 BS POZ RE-01R 201.00
235/40R17 BS POZ RE-01R 213.00
245/40R17 BS POZ RE-01R 232.00
245/45R17 BS POZ RE-01R 234.00
225/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 246.00
235/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 282.00
245/35R18 BS POZ RE-01R 315.00
245/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 290.00
245/45R18 BS POZ RE-01R 289.00
265/35R18 BS POZ RE-01R 320.00
275/30R19 BS POZ RE-01R 340.00

sweet. Nice thanks. That would save me some money, I think

I am thinking of going 17x8, but not sure @ all of problems with rubbing on a GC8 sedan with camber in the rear and front. I have camber bolts.

Edward

Have you drove on any yet?

how is 3.7" the same as 4.0" ????

Have you drove on any yet?

their official release here is scheduled for 4-1-06

Ok. I cannot wait to see the review with that against the SO-3, Goodyear and Michelin, and possibly again a r-compound tire :)

Question, how comes you all do not do wear test too, instead of just new, where there is technology that can be use to reduce thread depth or just a some runs w/ a burn out to do the same thing?

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tireselector/dpp/glamourindex.asp?passproductid=1111

Thanks for the pricing info Luke! Ouch on that pricing but I may just have to try them before an in depth comparison comes out anyway.

Thanks for that link west_minist! Sweet, 140 treadwear so it's street touring legal. Huh, the 245/45 has the same tread width as the RT-615 245/45 at 9.1 inches. The 245/40 is 9.0. The Yokohama 245/40 AD07 is 9.4 inches tread width. I'm still a tire noob and I have no idea how tread width is calculated. Does a tire achieve a greater tread width for a given size when it is flatter out to the edges? Are the width specs even useful for comparing different brands of a given size?

This tire needs to be reviewed against the Falken RT-615, Yokohama Advan Neova AD07, Hankook R-S2 Z212 and just for fun the stock STi tire. I say just for fun because I'm never going back to a 225 for STU.

I just got a set of 245/40/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s for my daily driving and wet tires and I must say they are pretty nice. Now that they are broken in they feel quite grippy in the dry. The Car and Driver test put them only a tick back in dry performance vs the Yokohama and Hankook and a good bit ahead in wet performance. But, a tick, is a tick.. gotta have every tick you can get! I can say for certain that the RT-615 is superior to the Goodyear in the dry.

-JWM

how is it in regards to noise. I like the RE070's but I cannot hear the bloody radio most of the time. :) How do they compare to the Falken ones?

All tires are noisy in the STi. It's the lack of sound deadening material. Even if you get a quieter tire it's really just a less annoying sound.. the decibel level is probably the same :(. I haven't driven the Falkens enough on the street to say if they are quieter than stock. I really can't say for sure on the Goodyears either because I was on Continental SportContact2s up until the other day when I put the Goodyears on. I dunno, they seem fine. I am desensitized to the rough and noisy ride of my car so my opinion doesn't count anyway :p.

-JWM

Nice looking tire :) I'm guessing being a Bridgestone it will have nice firm sidewall as well. 225/50/16- that's a nice change for new tires :D

For the heritage fanatics :)

If you know the Potenza S02, it was replaced with the Potenza S03. In Japan, the S03 was replaced with the RE01 which was replaced with the RE01-R.

Grid II >> RE711 >> RE710 >> S02 >> S03 >> RE01 >> RE01-R

Biy, the evolutions :)

http://www.tongseng.com.hk/Page/Product/p_gif/re711.jpg
There was a RE711, but I think that replaced the Gridd II and then RE710 replaced that.


http://www.supaquick.co.za/Tyres/images/potenza_re710.gif


http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01/images/top.gif
http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_g3/images/top.gif
But the G3 really replaced the RE710 and still exist today and have superb traction in the wet. I have them on now. Very smooth break away in dry and wet. It only lacks the Silica implants :) for good wet traction. I can tell you, it makes you wonder how this tire would with it.

To compare with the Toyo RA1, the toyo have a very slight edge in both dry and wet. I mean very slight. But on very road pavement, the soft compound shines

In terms of traction all around:- Grid II << RE711 << RE710 << G3 << S02 << S03 << RE01 << RE01-R

JDM considers the S02 & S03 as import market tires. So I guess one can leave out those in the line up.

http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/index.html

Translation = http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&trurl=http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/index.html

http://www.potenza.jp
http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza/index.html

http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/images/img12.gif
http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/images/img13.gif
http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/potenza_re01r/images/img11.gif

pricing on the RE01R
205/55R16 BS POZ RE-01R 168.00
225/50R16 BS POZ RE-01R 184.00
225/45R17 BS POZ RE-01R 201.00
235/40R17 BS POZ RE-01R 213.00
245/40R17 BS POZ RE-01R 232.00
245/45R17 BS POZ RE-01R 234.00
225/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 246.00
235/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 282.00
245/35R18 BS POZ RE-01R 315.00
245/40R18 BS POZ RE-01R 290.00
245/45R18 BS POZ RE-01R 289.00
265/35R18 BS POZ RE-01R 320.00
275/30R19 BS POZ RE-01R 340.00


ouch on prices, the standard sti size is $90 more p/corner than the falken rt615...wow

For the heritage fanatics :)
Grid II << RE711 << RE710 << G3 << S02 << S03 << RE01 << RE01-R
]

maybe in the Japanese market but here the 710 was the precursor to the 730 and 750

I guess, since each market get certain stuff. I am surprise that there did not bring the GIII to the USA.

Question, you only test when you get the tires from bridgestone?

Any update Luke?

Any update Luke?
was wondering the same. also, you plan on having these in stock on there official release date on 4/1/06??

Damn. I'm too early.

Question, how comes you all do not do wear test too, instead of just new, where there is technology that can be use to reduce thread depth or just a some runs w/ a burn out to do the same thing?

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tireselector/dpp/glamourindex.asp?passproductid=1111

Honestly, if tirerack did their independent thread wear testing, I would have it as my browser’s homepage! :lol:
I think one of the top 3 considerations when buying a tire in all categories is wear, and the fact that the manufactures numbers are not reliable IMO sucks. I think the combination of real world, extensive testing tirerack does, the survey data and accurate UTQG testing would be the epitome of a place to buy tires. The tire companies use lower than true UTQG numbers in some cases as a marketing tool but because the real performance is tested by tirerack, IMO that practice is unnecessary and only hurts the tire company.

It doesn't hurt the tire companies. It just laziness.

But tire rack just caters to people who want tires and ricer.

What it would take is to get member write a detail performance of their tires as there age and that would help all of us.

the tire compnaies are not going to the added expense of more testing ... they are jsut doing the minimum government required testing .... and while they are acurate to each brand they have different processes to get the numbers from brand to brand .... now for arguements sake lets say I / we do start that type of testing .... would you and everybody else pay an additional 20% for you tires from us or just take our info and buy the tires elsewhere .....

and the RE 01R (R is for revolutionary) is poised to be the biggest, baddest, street tire on the block ..... and I really think it will claim the title in short order

While I hope this tire does well, I do NOT hope or think it's performance will be THAT much greater than the RT-615s to make the 'performance driving' enthusiasts jump over to THIS tire. At least, I HOPE that it is not THAT much better, as if it is, it will REALLY push up the price of a street touring budget quite quickly....

Regardless, they have some NICE sizes... I like the 245/35/18, 245/40/17 :) OOoooh baby :D

- dow

Holy crap that's an expensive tire. Coming up on new tire time. Gotta start saving the pennies.

a little update .... starting 4-6-06 there is a Bridgestone promo and this tire is included in it ..... up to a $100.00 rebate

While I hope this tire does well, I do NOT hope or think it's performance will be THAT much greater than the RT-615s

I have a feeling you may be in for a rude awakening from what I have seen

do you think the 615's can run with the Advan Neova AD07's ?

a little update .... starting 4-6-06 there is a Bridgestone promo and this tire is included in it ..... up to a $100.00 rebate

how long is that rebate gonna last?

I think that RE01 will perform on par w/ the RA1, maybe a tab under, but looking @ the tires w/ have here, I feel it may be on par.

a little update .... starting 4-6-06 there is a Bridgestone promo and this tire is included in it ..... up to a $100.00 rebate

Thanks for the info luke!!! will definately wait for the promotion now ;).

and as the other guy stated.......the 615 better or on par with the AD07's???? i have no exp with either one of these but from what i read with reviews and people on the boards, it seems that the AD07 is the current big boy..........so yeah, i agree with the rude awakening comment.

The Re01 was made to compete w/ the AD07. The Ad07 came out first. Some have stated the AD07 has an edge in dry traction. But we will see. I think the RE01 leads all the way around.

I have a feeling you may be in for a rude awakening from what I have seen

do you think the 615's can run with the Advan Neova AD07's ?
It all depends on what its tread wear rating is :)

If it isnt a 'street tire', it doesn't bother me.

Oh, there are no 'rude awakenings', just meetings with the CFO for more tire money (the wife ;) ).

- dow

personally, i look more towards performance aspect of the tire then treadwear. but again im not married so i dont have to see the wife to approve my spendings ;)

Luke, I was looking at the '06 Bridgestone Marketing brouchure for dealers and it doesnt have the RE-01R on it for rebates only the RE050A Pole Position and the tires below it. Maybe you have a different deal from bridgestone.

I haven't seen the list yet ... was just told about the promo

$100 rebate per tire? That would be a bit more sane. So roughly $540 for a set of 245/45/17. That sounds great as a promo. If I can get 12k miles out of them I will be happy :)

but I assume these have a really stiff sidewall? I hope it is softer than the re070 though, to at least make the ride tolerable.

im sure its w/purchase of 4 tires type of rebate. but like mentioned, thats only if the rebate includes these tires.

Luke,

Would the P225/45R17 be able to fit on a 17" x 7" wheel? I think I saw earlier that you said minimum wheel width 7.5". Will a P215/45R17 size be available?

If not, I'd like your recommendation via PM or e-mail what you think the best Max/Extreme Performance Tire could be for me (think Southern California and a few track days). I already used up the S-03s I bought from you last May (2 track days - Streets of Willow Springs and Buttonwillow Raceway, and about 11-12k of street use).

God bless,
Loren

A question for Luke at Tire Rack.

How are some of the tires with higher tread wear, competing against tires with lower tread wear.

Example. RE01 R 140 Vs Advan AD07 180, I would think the RE01 R would kill the Advan in dry handling.

Review on Toyo Proxes R888 GG: - http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=952072

but I assume these have a really stiff sidewall? I hope it is softer than the re070 though, to at least make the ride tolerable.

coming from the 070's, they all appear soft :lol:

No it isn't. If that is the ones on the STI, no. Maybe when the there get older, the the 070 will feel like them.

Remember that Bridgestone made them specifically for Subaru, with Subaru lack of vision for a proper size tire. There should have started with 235 or 245.

STI - 235/17 :)
STI - 245/18 :) :) :)

I have a feeling you may be in for a rude awakening from what I have seen

do you think the 615's can run with the Advan Neova AD07's ?

grassroot motorsports apparently does, their little test put the 615s and the 215s above the advans. the hankook rs2 wasnt all too far behind either.

typical luke trying to push his own product, its rare he ever praise the falken azenis line. i guess you are just doing your job. i m sure tirerack will not be too happy with you if you push a brand you don't carry.

until the RE01R is out, the 615s reign on top for both performance + value. i doubt this rude awakening is gonna happen. will the RE01R be a fabulous tire, very likely, but will it be worth the $50+ p/corner. doubt it.

so you say one "group" did a comparison of 2 tires that doesnt match what another "group" of people are saying. Which makes one group wrong and the other right.....personally if i aint there and i aint driving the car i dont know who to trust.

why wouldnt luke push the tires he sells, im sure tire rack sells them because they think they are offering the best. You cant go to 1 online retailer and expect them to carry everything that there is to offer. Not going to go to deadbolt site and see him praising and saying how much better the fp green turbo is then what he sells are you?????

so you say one "group" did a comparison of 2 tires that doesnt match what another "group" of people are saying. Which makes one group wrong and the other right.....personally if i aint there and i aint driving the car i dont know who to trust.

why wouldnt luke push the tires he sells, im sure tire rack sells them because they think they are offering the best. You cant go to 1 online retailer and expect them to carry everything that there is to offer. Not going to go to deadbolt site and see him praising and saying how much better the fp green turbo is then what he sells are you?????

tirerack sells them because they carry the whole bridgestone line. if they are only selling the best tires, i dont think they'll be carrying RE92s and would be pushing only good quality all-seasons. i m not saying RE92 is a terrible tire, there are just better for the money. so your assumption on why they carry RE01Rs is false.

frankly, i just think its bogus for luke to say "you're in for a rude awakening" when all he has under his belt is hype. i havent seen any type of comparison or professional review. the falken azenis has years of solid reviews and this forum, and many other forums, has plenty of threads to show it. i'm really surprise how just one man, a guy name luke, can have so much pull on people. i donno, i've never heard of him before i came to nasioc.

nice marketing ploy i guess, it certainly sold you wrxin' - prepare to spend $200 a tire. but hey, you're rich with no wife. why not right?

I could say alot but with you it doesnt seem worth a long explanation. ALL i can say is you make many many assumptions on your own. then get aggrivated when others make assumptions. In no way did i say luke & tire rack is right at all......i was making statments that one mans opinion is not every mans opinion. Tire rack sells many lines of tires and im sure they will never come out an say "wow this tire sucks, but here it is still buy it from us please". Again i wasnt making assumptions i was making general comments about the statments made.

Now you make the biggest assumption torwards me, thanks for knowing my life story bud. No wife??? no thats not it.......i just dont have to go to mine an get approval for spending as some need to it seems. Im sorry you an your wife dont have that kind of understanding..........but again i guess you know it all.

ohh, and if it makes you feel any better im looking at the AD07's, RE-01R's as well as the 615's for my upcomming tire purchase.

thanks for playing.

and Goodnight!

tirerack sells them because they carry the whole bridgestone line. if they are only selling the best tires, i dont think they'll be carrying RE92s and would be pushing only good quality all-seasons. i m not saying RE92 is a terrible tire, there are just better for the money. so your assumption on why they carry RE01Rs is false.

frankly, i just think its bogus for luke to say "you're in for a rude awakening" when all he has under his belt is hype. i havent seen any type of comparison or professional review. the falken azenis has years of solid reviews and this forum, and many other forums, has plenty of threads to show it. i'm really surprise how just one man, a guy name luke, can have so much pull on people. i donno, i've never heard of him before i came to nasioc.

nice marketing ploy i guess, it certainly sold you wrxin' - prepare to spend $200 a tire. but hey, you're rich with no wife. why not right?

personally, i look more towards performance aspect of the tire then treadwear. but again im not married so i dont have to see the wife to approve my spendings ;)

you said it yourself buddy, post #42

besides i think you're wealthy, what else am i assuming?

will the RE01R be a fabulous tire, very likely, but will it be worth the $50+ p/corner. doubt it. $90 per corner for me..........there's just no way it's gonna be worth almost double the price unless they fudged the 140 treadwear rating and are really selling an R comp. Falken and Hankook FTW.

well, your right, im not actually married......will probably be never be actually married. but doesnt mean i dont have a longtime girlfriend ;).

and no im not wealthy but i do alright for myself. But i do get the best for my money weather it be a bridgstone/advan/falken tire or not :).

as well as you do have a point, it might have been a bit out of place for it to be said "you in for a rude awakening". All my post was trying to say is everyone has there own opinion and most times they differ between people. like the saying goes, "opinions are like @$$holes, everyones got one, and some are *****ier then others". Dont take this to heart, Its not what i intended. I just wanted to stress there were assumptions being made across the board :P

Anythign new with these tires?

what size would you recommend for an 05 sti? stock 225/45/17? 235/45/17? or 245/40/17? im on stock springs/shocks and will be upgrading to prodrive springs in the future. thanks

~ed

Depends on how wide the wheel is that they are going on. 7.5 or 8 inch wide wheel I would use either 225/45/17 or 245/40/17. 8.5 or 9 inch wide wheel and I would use 255/40/17.

im using the stock 8" wide bbs wheels. would the 245/40/17 make a bigger wheel gap?

~ed

Yea, it will, but not by a lot. I think 245/40/17 is 1.4% smaller than stock diamiter or something close to that.

So, has anyone compared these to the Yok AD07 yet at an AutoX? Many in my region have gone to the AD07 (as I did), and loved the Yoks, even many of the die hard Falken folks.

So, has anyone compared these to the Yok AD07 yet at an AutoX? Many in my region have gone to the AD07 (as I did), and loved the Yoks, even many of the die hard Falken folks.

If you have not seen the Tirerack.com test results from the max performance summer tires, you should check it out. The RE01R's and the Neovas are almost identical. The RE01R's had 0.01g's more grip on the skidpad, and got a record high (for a street tire) 1.003g's on the race track during testing. Most of the test drivers were faster with the Neovas though, by 1-2 tenths of a second. A big advantage I see is that the Neova runs VERY wide for it's size. However the bad thing about Neovas is if you live where it gets below 10 degrees, you will have to store the tires inside your house, cause the Neovas will be damaged if they see 10 degrees or lower.

I am loving my RE01R's.

Tire Rack tests are one thing, but actually using them, on a course, and with your car, could give completely different results. They used to use a RWD BMW for the tests some time ago, nothing like a Sube (or my new ride, a GTI). Even Grassroots Motorsports did their tests on a SE-R and a Miata.

The tests are at least some form of baseline, but every car has its own quirks, and even the same cars, but with different owners, will not be the exact same - nor your style of driving.

But one thing is for sure, I had always had more luck with Yoks (sure do miss the A008R's!!!!!!) than I ever had with Bridgerocks :) But this one has me intrigued more than the SO2 ever did.

I started a thread in Motorsports on the 01R at the track- seems like it handles the heat well (unlike some of the stickier "autox" tires) and was quite satisfactory in the grip department.

I eeked out more life out of my S02's than I thought I would and will make it through this season w/ them. My hope is my bi-weekly email to Yokohama :) to get the AD07 over here in some 16" sizes (which are already made and carried in Asia/UK/AU!) is successful. If it's not, the 01R will be my new tire next year- I've had very good luck w/ Bridgestones as a street/atuox/track tire (S03 and S02)- I would expect the same out of the 01R.

I'd like to give the AD07 a try though if possible.

Hey Mike, where is that post? I can not seem to find it - and I just ordered a set of the RE01-R's in 225/40/18 to go with my new SC3000 wheels from 5Zigen to put on my new 06 GTI

Hi Rocky :) try this:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1081500

what else am i assuming?


assuming can be troublesome. it makes an ass out of you and some guy named ming. :D

anyone else track this tire this year? definitely interested in how it handles a lot of heat.

I have ran on twisty roads for 25 minutes straight with no resting or cool off period. and this tire did not fade away or get greasy. It grips and keeps on gripping in my experience.

In case anyone would like to read the Grassroots Motorsports Comparison that was mentioned earlier here is the link ( http://scca.certaindeath.net/august_100_115_tiretest.pdf ).

In case anyone would like to read the Grassroots Motorsports Comparison that was mentioned earlier here is the link (http://scca.certaindeath.net/august_100_115_tiretest.pdf


certaindeath lol. thanks for the link fluke.

My impressions on RE-01R:

i switched from S-03s to RE-01R and the difference was huge. when i did my first 2 track events on the S-03s were good but not great. after maybe about 15 mins of hard driving, the tires got greasy. i had to come off the track a little early a few times. but with the RE-01R im on the track the whole session with more grip and better braking.

^ that's what I like to hear :)

ive got a set of 245/40/17s coming for my stock sti wheels. ill report back how they perform/feel for the road and track. I bought them because tirerack said they have a decent ride. We will see if its better than the re-070s.

Phil, you will love the tires. I have the same size 245/40/17 and they ride great. I had a buddy ride in the car and he was suprised at how quiet and good the ride was even with my JIC FLTA2 coilovers. These tires do great in the rain also, ive had them on for a couple thousand miles now and the wear even seems to be good for such a soft sticky tire.

Here they are on my GTI. First AutoX, with them not even having a 1000 miles on them and thus the tread was baby smooth, and yet they felt great!

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l157/Harry_Krishna/DSCF0003.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l157/Harry_Krishna/DSCF0005.jpg

But will admit - these are 225/40/18, yet are not as wide as the Yoks would be. But in every day driving? They are sooooooo quiet! And comfy too.

ive had mine on for about 400 miles now. great tire. Makes me realize just what a brick the re070s are, the stiff-as-steel sidewalls get old after a while, for a DD.

havent been to the track but on back roads these RE01Rs just gain more and more grip are you heat them. The street doesnt allow me to get even remotely close to the limit of these things.

I am running them 38psi(warm) & -2.1 camber up front and 36psi(warm) with -1.5 camber in the rear. More stability underbraking is one of the largest things I have noticed with the wider 245/40/17, especially when they become warm. They fit awsome on my stock 17x8 BBS too, there is no point to run 225 when these 245s fit so well.

Probably going to a track early Nov. so we will see how they do then. Great street tire for now though :D

bump for my track day experiences

got mine yesterday (won't be till spring before mountedO

a few casual observations

in the 225/50/16 anyways these tire runs wide, my S02's in the same size are closer to 245's- these are a wider yet

The tire caracass is very stiff- approaching R compound stiffness

The stiffness comes at the cost of weight- these are fairly portly at a ounce or two under 26 lbs

They feel sticky :lol:

btw the tirerack has lowered the price of these a little (I've been patiently waiting since October :))

How sticky? Toyo RA1 sticky?

How sticky? Toyo RA1 sticky?

Just my observation w/ them unmounted :) Probably not quite R compound sticky, but like a lot of the newer hi po street tires out there- getting pretty close.

At $139/tire at The Tire Rack, I just had to pull the trigger! My last set of S-03 Pole Positions were over $160/tire from The Tire Rack (but I got a $100 Bridgestone rebate in the summer of 2005).

I had the new set of RE-01Rs (thanks, Luke!) in P225/45R17 put onto 17" x 7" Prodrive P1s today. The old tires were S-03 Pole Positions in P215/45R17. I'm looking forward to having some fun with these later on! I've been riding on my other set of wheels (2006 stock WRX wheels and tires) since last May (way too long!) when I went to Buttonwillow Raceway and demolished the S-03s (that set had about 11,000 street miles and 1 track day at The Streets of Willow and 2 track days at Buttonwillow Raceway).

Mike, don't you wish you were in Southern California? :lol:

^ hell yes! All winter long I get read about all the fun everyone is having hitting track days here and there.

Ofcourse you don't get to enjoy -27 degree weather either :lol:

I'm guessing you'll be giving some feedback on these tires well before me :)

ok so I dont have ABS and I kinda gave my set a flatspot. The tires were locked for like 10feet but now I get a thump thump thump when i drive. Would it be wise to have them shaved to even out the tread? or will they wear back to normal on their own?

ok so I dont have ABS and I kinda gave my set a flatspot. The tires were locked for like 10feet but now I get a thump thump thump when i drive. Would it be wise to have them shaved to even out the tread? or will they wear back to normal on their own?

...they won't 'wear back to normal'.

ok so I dont have ABS and I kinda gave my set a flatspot. The tires were locked for like 10feet but now I get a thump thump thump when i drive. Would it be wise to have them shaved to even out the tread? or will they wear back to normal on their own?You have an STi without ABS? :confused:

I'm pretty sure that they won't shave driven tires- too much of chance to ruin the very sharp blades and as Scotty pointed out it might be for naught even if they do it.

You kow there are times when I contemplate running w/o ABS, but everytime I see someone on expensive tires and see that ill fated puff of smoke - I get over that urge.

You have an STi without ABS? :confused:

well it has ABS but mine doesnt work for some reason. I havent gotten around to taking it to a dealership to see whats wrong.

They're gonna be my summer tires but I gotta replace my 070's with some AS's for now for the wonderful Pacific Northwest winter weather.

sucks that my car didn't come with ABS :(

At $139/tire at The Tire Rack, I just had to pull the trigger! My last set of S-03 Pole Positions were over $160/tire from The Tire Rack (but I got a $100 Bridgestone rebate in the summer of 2005).

I had the new set of RE-10Rs (thanks, Luke!) in P225/45R17 put onto 17" x 7" Prodrive P1s today. The old tires were S-03 Pole Positions in P215/45R17. I'm looking forward to having some fun with these later on! I've been riding on my other set of wheels (2006 stock WRX wheels and tires) since last May (way too long!) when I went to Buttonwillow Raceway and demolished the S-03s (that set had about 11,000 street miles and 1 track day at The Streets of Willow and 2 track days at Buttonwillow Raceway).

Mike, don't you wish you were in Southern California? :lol:

Photos of said tires:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06470.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06469.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06468.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06467.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06466.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06462.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06463.jpg

looks like the 225's run a little wide in the 17" too :)

looks like the 225's run a little wide in the 17" too :)

Well, you must remember the 17" P1 is only 7" wide!

even on a 7" rim they look wider than many 225's

just noticed the sidemarker too- nice :)

At $139/tire at The Tire Rack, I just had to pull the trigger! My last set of S-03 Pole Positions were over $160/tire from The Tire Rack (but I got a $100 Bridgestone rebate in the summer of 2005).

I had the new set of RE-10Rs (thanks, Luke!) in P225/45R17 put onto 17" x 7" Prodrive P1s today. The old tires were S-03 Pole Positions in P215/45R17. I'm looking forward to having some fun with these later on! I've been riding on my other set of wheels (2006 stock WRX wheels and tires) since last May (way too long!) when I went to Buttonwillow Raceway and demolished the S-03s (that set had about 11,000 street miles and 1 track day at The Streets of Willow and 2 track days at Buttonwillow Raceway).

Mike, don't you wish you were in Southern California? :lol:

Photos of said tires:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06470.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06469.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06468.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06467.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06466.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06462.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/DSC06463.jpg

the above is the RE-01R

below is the RE010
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_potenza_re010.jpg


PLEASE STOP CONFUSING THESE TIRES.....THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND THIS LITTLE 'MISTAKE' IS VERY CONFUSING TO N0000BS THAT COULD CONFUSE A ****ING FREE LUNCH :rolleyes:

the above is the RE-01R

below is the RE010
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bridgestone/bs_potenza_re010.jpg


PLEASE STOP CONFUSING THESE TIRES.....THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND THIS LITTLE 'MISTAKE' IS VERY CONFUSING TO N0000BS THAT COULD CONFUSE A ****ING FREE LUNCH :rolleyes:

It sure looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the couch. I made a typo. I'm human. I guess you're not since you have the right to yell at me as if you're God. I hope you're not like this to people in real life.

If I meant to type "RE010", why did I use a "R" after the zero and post in the RE-01R thread? If I intended to type "RE010" and goofed, it probably would've been "RE100". Note how I also used a hyphen.

I guess Uncle Scotty has never made a mistake.

God bless,
Loren

If it's okay with Uncle Scotty for me to post an update here, I will do so now.

I've had the tires for four months and a little over nine thousand miles now. I love them!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/04-28-2007%20Buttonwillow%20Raceway%20Track%20Day/CP__4771.jpg
They held up extremely well at Buttonwillow Raceway Park on April 28, 2007 with cold pressures of 33 psi all the way around. The first two-three laps of each session seemed to be when the tires were at their best. After three laps or so, they wouldn't be quite as grippy, but still were very consistent and didn't feel greasy or troublesome in any way. Ambient temperature that day was in the high 80s Fahrenheit.

Despite the heat, I still set a personal best lap time of 2:12.215. I may have dipped into the 2:11s, but the transponder I was using was acting up and didn't record any laps from what I thought was my best session of the day. Before that day, my previous best lap time was a 2:12.678 on January 14, 2006, which was a much cooler day. Back then I was on worn (2/32" to 4/32" tread depth) Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Positions (P215/45R17). The RE-01Rs are definitely much better than the S-03s! The only difference in my the car between now and then is that it now has a Prodrive silicone intercooler hose, which I doubt would account for the difference. Because of that, I think my comparison above is a apples-to-apples one.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/04-28-2007%20Buttonwillow%20Raceway%20Track%20Day/Other%20Photos/DSC06633.jpg
A contestant of the show Setup on Speed channel was there with the organization running the track day and approved of my selection of the RE-01Rs. He spent a fair amount of time using the RE-01Rs in a Pontiac Solstice GXP for the show.

I also cut a few donuts with them in an empty dirt lot last month. :devil:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/05-19-2007%20Donuts/DSC06652_1280.jpg

Road Noise:
To be honest, I don't really care about road noise. I can't really say if they seem louder or quieter than the S-03s. I'm guessing they're a little quieter, but again, I don't care. I got them to have fun with them-not for low NVH levels and comfort.

Mike and everyone else out there using these, how have y'all liked your tires?

thanks for the update!

well I just got mounted yesterday :) will be able to give them a autox workout 6/24 and a track workout the following weekend

I just pulled off S02's and the have similar attributes as far as noise/road manners- these may tramline slightly more due to the center rib, but it's not bad for a sticky hi po tire

I did find it interesting that the tire shoulders are much more rounded (the set of Yoko AD048's exhibited this as well) than the S02's which were very squared- also noticed the little tread traingles are well into this rounded shoulder which indicates to me that it's designed to get into the rounded shoulder

I agree with everyone, these tires are amazing. Once I sell mine and stock 17s, im putting on some 18s and another set of RE01-Rs. Here's my for sale ad for my 245/40/17s if anyone is interested... http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1281986

also if your a scca member there is a $100 off coupon on a set- good through end of July IIRC

also if your a scca member there is a $100 off coupon on a set- good through end of July IIRC

How do you get this rebate? I just bought a set and would love to get $100 off.

edit, I am a SCCA member as of last week.

go to www.potenza.com

I also forgot to mention that at the limit, they don't squeal/howl in protest like the Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires I used to have. They're relatively quiet when pushed to the limit.

Mike, please report in soon! :D

this weekend :)

I may have the opportunity to test some shaved RE-01R's, so I will let you know too

this weekend :)

Any miles on the street yet or are they going to be strictly for autocross/track use?

so far fine on the street- pretty quiet and w/ 34/32 psi - comfy :)

FWIW, we have been REALLY happy with RE01-Rs

Just got these in today. Can't beat $435 for a set of top street tires. Can't wait to try these out at the next auto-x. :)

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$535 shipped and $100 BMWCCA rebate. Joined BMW instead of SCCA this year since BMW is having more events than SCCA in my area. Also, BMW membership fee is cheaper too.

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well I got to put them through the paces today on a pretty nice course- 70 second course w/ a little bit of everything thrown in. it was hot- 90-95 degrees

these are full tread and there was a little tread squirm- not lots- but if you can afford to have them shaved- worth considering.

these tires are different than the other two Bridgestones I've run S03's and S02's- they are definitely stickier. the construction/shape of the tire is a bit interesting- very rounded tread, the S03's and even more the S02's were pretty square.

I was running 39/36 psi which I think was too much- no roll over whatsoever and wear wasn't coming to the edge , I bumped it down to 37/34 and that was better- I may even try running less next event.

tires were very communicative and also pretty forgiving- had a fast slalom where I was pushing too hard- could have easily gotten away from me- just eased the throttle and stayed sorted :)

they seem pretty tolerant of heat- hot day, long course and lots of runs

I'm still not confident w/ tire pressures- it's going to take some futzing- I also expect that after a couple of events they'll get stickier yet :)

all in all I think this tire has very good potential

the road manners are very good as a bonus too

well I got to put them through the paces today on a pretty nice course- 70 second course w/ a little bit of everything thrown in. it was hot- 90-95 degrees

these are full tread and there was a little tread squirm- not lots- but if you can afford to have them shaved- worth considering.

these tires are different than the other two Bridgestones I've run S03's and S02's- they are definitely stickier. the construction/shape of the tire is a bit interesting- very rounded tread, the S03's and even more the S02's were pretty square.

I was running 39/36 psi which I think was too much- no roll over whatsoever and wear wasn't coming to the edge , I bumped it down to 37/34 and that was better- I may even try running less next event.

tires were very communicative and also pretty forgiving- had a fast slalom where I was pushing too hard- could have easily gotten away from me- just eased the throttle and stayed sorted :)

they seem pretty tolerant of heat- hot day, long course and lots of runs

I'm still not confident w/ tire pressures- it's going to take some futzing- I also expect that after a couple of events they'll get stickier yet :)

all in all I think this tire has very good potential

the road manners are very good as a bonus too

Thanks, Mike! Everything sounds along the same lines of my experience with them. I'm hoping to try to get my work (Edmunds.com) to use my set on the 2008 WRX when we performance test it. I'm thinking it'd be cool to get accel, braking, slalom, and skidpad numbers on the stock RE92s first and then slap the RE-01Rs and see how they fare. However, I haven't had many people vote in my other thread yet (only 13 so far...I hope the mods can move it to a more general subforum because people who usually go to this Tire & Wheel one usually aren't on stockers anyway). :( If you have any ideas on how I can get the thread moved, please let me know.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1290444

I haven't had many people vote in my other thread yet (only 13 so far...I hope the mods can move it to a more general subforum because people who usually go to this Tire & Wheel one usually aren't on stockers anyway). :( If you have any ideas on how I can get the thread moved, please let me know.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1290444

where do you want it ???

Loren- I'd love to see the results of those tests- I've "preached" for many years that bang for buck- nothing touches tires as a upgrade

the one thing to remember w/ your survey is the STi- not many factory vehicles are fortunate enough to have rubber in that catagory- good wheels to boot too

where do you want it ???

I think the General subforum would be good. What do you think, Luke? Thanks again for helping me with my order in January! :)

thanks for the update!

well I just got mounted yesterday :) will be able to give them a autox workout 6/24 and a track workout the following weekend

I just pulled off S02's and the have similar attributes as far as noise/road manners- these may tramline slightly more due to the center rib, but it's not bad for a sticky hi po tire

I did find it interesting that the tire shoulders are much more rounded (the set of Yoko AD048's exhibited this as well) than the S02's which were very squared- also noticed the little tread traingles are well into this rounded shoulder which indicates to me that it's designed to get into the rounded shoulder

How did they do on the road course, Mike?

I wish I could tell you :( , getting ready to go on vacation and my "get it done before I leave list" was too long.

I got those tires from Tire Rack! Awesome prices.

How are they in the wet? I live in Portland, OR. Lots of rain. I run maybe 5 AutoX events a year. I can't afford two sets of tires, but want something good for AutoX that can make it through the winter here (some sub freezing days). And the TireRack price is making it so tempting :D. Right now I have Toyo Proxes4s which is great in the rain around town.

How are they in the wet? I live in Portland, OR. Lots of rain. I run maybe 5 AutoX events a year. I can't afford two sets of tires, but want something good for AutoX that can make it through the winter here (some sub freezing days). And the TireRack price is making it so tempting :D. Right now I have Toyo Proxes4s which is great in the rain around town.

from tire racks site...

"The Potenza RE-01R (with the "R" signifying Revolutionary) is the Extreme Performance Summer tire member of Bridgestone's global family of Potenza performance tires developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-01R is designed to provide high levels of traction, responsive handling and driving control in dry and wet road conditions. The Potenza RE-01R is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. "

from tire racks site...

"The Potenza RE-01R (with the "R" signifying Revolutionary) is the Extreme Performance Summer tire member of Bridgestone's global family of Potenza performance tires developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-01R is designed to provide high levels of traction, responsive handling and driving control in dry and wet road conditions. The Potenza RE-01R is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. "

You gotta be crazy to drive ANY summer tire in snow or ice. Been there, done that.

they are a good wet tire, subfreezing- probably not so good

from tire racks site...

"The Potenza RE-01R (with the "R" signifying Revolutionary) is the Extreme Performance Summer tire member of Bridgestone's global family of Potenza performance tires developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-01R is designed to provide high levels of traction, responsive handling and driving control in dry and wet road conditions. The Potenza RE-01R is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. "

Thanks Uncle Scotty, I actually DID read the stuff on TireRack before asking. Sorry I didn't mention it. I Just wanted some first hand experience to comfirm it I guess... Thanks BIGSKY and codemunky. I'm glad to hear they are good in the wet. Sounds like this might work out. I'll just stay off the road for the handfull of icy/snowy days we get here.

I've managed to get through 4 Portland winters on the RE-070's. Wet. No problem. Cold. Don't push it... White stuff on the ground. Stay home!

Looking for good race tyres next year.

well I got to put them through the paces today on a pretty nice course- 70 second course w/ a little bit of everything thrown in. it was hot- 90-95 degrees

these are full tread and there was a little tread squirm- not lots- but if you can afford to have them shaved- worth considering.

these tires are different than the other two Bridgestones I've run S03's and S02's- they are definitely stickier. the construction/shape of the tire is a bit interesting- very rounded tread, the S03's and even more the S02's were pretty square.

I was running 39/36 psi which I think was too much- no roll over whatsoever and wear wasn't coming to the edge , I bumped it down to 37/34 and that was better- I may even try running less next event.

tires were very communicative and also pretty forgiving- had a fast slalom where I was pushing too hard- could have easily gotten away from me- just eased the throttle and stayed sorted :)

they seem pretty tolerant of heat- hot day, long course and lots of runs

I'm still not confident w/ tire pressures- it's going to take some futzing- I also expect that after a couple of events they'll get stickier yet :)

all in all I think this tire has very good potential

the road manners are very good as a bonus too


I've had pretty much the exact same experience. I'm coming from Kumho MX's, which are very sticky tires, but also very soft in the sidewall. They also didn't like bieng over-heated. After a few hard-laps they would get considerably greasier, while the RE01-R's grease like every other tire, it was much much better than the kumhos. This could be up to the much stiffer sidewall preventing excessive overheating compared to the kumhos.

Grip is up a bit, hard to tell exactly by the seat of your pants, but enough to notice.

I'm running super squishy 205/55/16's, and they hardly rolled at all, started at 39/36 cold, went up to low 50's after hard run in high heat, close to 100degrees california desert. I lowerd them by 1-2 psi each session and they got progressively better and better.

I also had the chance to drive an 02 e46 M3 with 245/40?/19 front and 275/40/19 RE01-R's rear. My god that thing just stuck and stuck. When the front's sounded like they were about to give up, you could turn the wheel just a bit more and they would keep going.
However breakaway in the rear was a bit abrupt, the owner was complaining about this also. Could just be such a large tire with low sidewall leaves very little room for error. His car was definitly harder to drive smoothly and fast than mine.
But I digress,

Another A+ vote for RE01-R's,

He(m3 guy) has had his forever, got them right when they came out, and have held up tread very very well. Mine arnt doing that great, but I have a much smaller tire than him and only a slightly lighter car. So only thing left for me to discover is tread life, otherwise, at this point, will definitely buy again.

I've managed to get through 4 Portland winters on the RE-070's. Wet. No problem. Cold. Don't push it... White stuff on the ground. Stay home!

Looking for good race tyres next year.

Thanks Web Foot STi for the imput. Sounds like I can manage through the winter here on RE-01Rs. I'm going for them!

I was wondering about how many miles everyone is getting on these tires? (daily driven, non tracked)...

Probably not a lot of these out there that aren't tracked/autox'd to some extent would be my guess.

The RE01R was very well represented in all of the ST* classes at nationals- it definitely is in the top echelon of street tires.

In addition to their performance in motorsports they are a rather nice daily driven tire as far as NVH go- a nice bonus :)

In addition to their performance in motorsports they are a rather nice daily driven tire as far as NVH go- a nice bonus :)

Amen, brother Mike!

Plus, the support from Bridgestone is amazing. Their support at National Tours, and the Championships has been great!

well I got to put them through the paces today on a pretty nice course- 70 second course w/ a little bit of everything thrown in. it was hot- 90-95 degrees

these are full tread and there was a little tread squirm- not lots- but if you can afford to have them shaved- worth considering.

these tires are different than the other two Bridgestones I've run S03's and S02's- they are definitely stickier. the construction/shape of the tire is a bit interesting- very rounded tread, the S03's and even more the S02's were pretty square.

I was running 39/36 psi which I think was too much- no roll over whatsoever and wear wasn't coming to the edge , I bumped it down to 37/34 and that was better- I may even try running less next event.

tires were very communicative and also pretty forgiving- had a fast slalom where I was pushing too hard- could have easily gotten away from me- just eased the throttle and stayed sorted :)

they seem pretty tolerant of heat- hot day, long course and lots of runs

I'm still not confident w/ tire pressures- it's going to take some futzing- I also expect that after a couple of events they'll get stickier yet :)

all in all I think this tire has very good potential

the road manners are very good as a bonus too

I run my pressures a bit higher. Right now, just for daily use, I'm sitting at 45psi F/42psi R.

The tires are definately nice, comfortable and super, super quiet. It's just a great tire with tons of stick, in fact more than you can really make use of on normal streets. It really is overkill for simple, daily use which is sort of fun and disappointing at the same time. You can maneuver quite hard, which is fun, but you also find yourself never breaking traction, which ends up feeling mundane despite the high speeds and quick cornering. You're pretty much forced to take the car to the track just to see where the limits are, cause you'd have to be a complete jackass on normal streets just to do something that would get you to the limits.

About my only gripe is how much traction is lost on the wet, at least on a relative scale with dry performance. Wet, they're still up there with the rest of the pack, no problem. However, the difference between dry and wet is a bit of a step, enough so where you tend to expect a little more grip that just isn't there. :p Rain traction is great however, no real hydroplaning issue or anything, at least not so far with the like new tread depth. The wet just brings the tire back down to the rest of the higher performance world for a while.

Yep, these tires have very little sidewall flex in cornering and do take abuse quite well without just getting all torn to pieces.

I would have no problem buying this tire again and again.

I've since bumped my pressures back up to 39-41/36-38, for daily driving I'm running 36/33

I've found the wet grip to be pretty good- even standing water wasn't too bad.

I'm thinking for next year about getting them shaved 4-5/32 :)

I autocross them at 34/35. I ran them at VIR today about 30psi to start.

I run 37.5F/35R for daily and track. Works like a charm.

Yeah, with the good sidewalls, they really just don't roll over on themselves, even with lower pressures.

I have to go buy myself a temp guage at some point so I can see what the ideal pressure range is. Still, no ill side-effects running them higher. They're not running up on the centers yet at 45psi.

getting a set on tomorrow.. coming from kumho mx's im excited to see the difference, and excited to get rid of the soft side walls.

definitely stiffer than the MX's, but not quite as stiff as your orginal 070's- like Goldilocks said "just right" :D

so far i like them much better.. i wont know till i go to the track, or really get on them. but they make me feel 100 percent more confident then the kumho mx's(which i know aren't even in the same class).

can't say enough good about these tires, I bought them shaved to 6/32. I run normal pressures (34 F&R) for auto-x and street.

Auto-x, had the 615's before and the re01r's feel a lot more stable at the limit and beyond, they love slaloms. You can be at the limit and still steer!

Did One time trial- did very well and didn't overheat and get "greasy"

On the street they kick arse!