Friday, October 2, 2009

Bridgestone RE-11

http://www.bridgestone-potenza.com/re11/
*Sllurrrp*
You want it? Yes, i DO
Is this what you are looking for? Yeaaah !!!


This is the replacement model after Bridgestone RE-01R. It is still a street tyre unlike semi slick or slick which is purely for track usage.

Get excited over the weekend and lurking around few of the Bridgestone Pro Shop in Penang island but none of them is carrying this stock? REASON? I don't have to elaborate more, it is because of the price, very low demand and buying power from Penangkia is not that high.

The shop owner ask me to place some deposit to get it order, import fresh from Japan so expected price is much more higher than any of the category. Estimated time arrival is unknown, could take up to months. In the end, i was left disappointed..

RE11..? Perhaps next try, maybe..Hmm



Brigestone RE-11


The Potenza RE-11 is an Extreme Performance Summer tire developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-11 is designed to combine traction, handling and driving control with good noise and ride comfort. The Potenza RE-11 is tuned for dry and wet conditions, but like all summer tires is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.

The Potenza RE-11 is the first Potenza street tire to incorporate Bridgestone's 3D Seamless Stealth technology originally introduced in their Formula 1 and GP2 racing tires. The Potenza RE-11 features an asymmetric tread pattern that combines massive outboard independent shoulder blocks interlocked with a notched circumferential intermediate rib that provides the lateral stiffness needed to enhance steering response and increase dry cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate rib and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide water evacuation to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction.

The tire's internal structure features a custom designed asymmetric shape that helps distribute footprint pressure more evenly by keeping the straighter outboard sidewall from “falling down” while helping the more rounded inboard sidewall resist “falling away” during aggressive cornering. Two wide steel belts reinforced by spirally wound nylon provide strength, uniform ride quality and high-speed capability.