New Bridgestone RE-71RS coming soon

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Stealing/reposting something one of my colleagues made earlier today, but I’m excited about the New Bridgestone option:

Over the last year or so there has been a lot of discussion surrounding the departure of the RE-71R, as well as the lack of tire availability as a whole due to supply chain issues brought on by COVID. It sounds like Bridgestone has finally confirmed that the new RE-71RS 200tw Extreme Summer tire will be coming to the states in 38 sizes. This is great news for enthusiasts that track, and I’m curious to see how they stack up against other notable 200tw tires like Yoko A052, Falken RT660, & Nankang CR-S.

It seems like there are some solid options for 1 series track builds in the list as well…

GRM Article: More fast tires: Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS heading to U.S. market

17"

205/45-17
215/45-17
225/45-17
235/45-17
245/45-17

225/40-17
235/40-17
245/40-17
255/40-17
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18"

225/45-18
235/45-18
245/45-18

215/40-18
225/40-18
235/40-18
245/40-18
255/40-18

245/35-18
255/35-18
265/35-18
275/35-18
295/35-18

285/30-18
295/30-18
335/30-18

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19"

225/35-19
235/35-19
245/35-19
255/35-19
265/35-19
275/35-19
285/35-19

265/30-19
275/30-19

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20"

255/40-20
285/35-20

Anyone planning on picking up a set of these?

-Tom

[spidertri]

Always glad to see new options coming, although, I have to say going from the original RE71R to RT660s now has not disappointed me at all.

[bbnks2]

Originally Posted by spidertri

Always glad to see new options coming, although, I have to say going from the original RE71R to RT660s now has not disappointed me at all.

Yeah the rt-660 has been cheaper and just as good of a tire. Competition is good though so if they come in at a decent price (doubt) I am excited to see what kind of performance people get out of them. I know they tried to improve the compound to last a bit longer on the track so we'll have to see how they stack up in autocross.