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« on: May 11, 2015, 01:39:09 PM »
Thanks for sharing Murray, I was wondering how they might compared to the ZII's
After I burn off my current set (I honestly don't expect them to make it much past the school later this month) I am going to try going up to a 50 profile of this tire.
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« on: May 02, 2015, 04:02:50 PM »
^^ Roughly how PSI do you run at each site for your car?
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« on: May 02, 2015, 01:53:19 PM »
I've been talking with a fellow who runs an ST down in the US on the same tires. He is running the 205/50R16 on his car, and surprisingly he runs them at 38psi on the front with no roll over issues at all.
I didn't expect to see such a huge difference between a 205/45 and 205/50... kind of crazy
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« on: May 01, 2015, 07:49:02 AM »
I was just reading up a bit on some of the Fiesta forums to see what others are running. What I've been reading is that this 205 Bridgestone runs just as wide as a 225 Direzza when measured.
Interestingly the 205/50R16 is a hell of a lot cheaper than a 205/45R16... and it might actually help my 2nd gear ratio a bit, along with my wallet
The OEM tire is a 205/45R17, which is somewhere in between those for overall diameter
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« on: April 30, 2015, 02:05:09 PM »
Nice pics! 
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« on: April 29, 2015, 08:26:18 PM »
Thanks for that Reijo
So Higher pressures + cooling water!
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« on: April 29, 2015, 07:48:02 PM »
Welcome to the site! Looks like you were having fun out there in your FRS!
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« on: April 29, 2015, 07:47:04 PM »
Registered  Thinking about renting a hotel for the night, where is the popular place here?
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« on: April 29, 2015, 05:49:47 PM »
They are 205/45R16
I am just trying to decide if I should pick up a different tire when they are done that might be more suitable
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« on: April 29, 2015, 05:37:32 PM »
^^ I know a lot of people were considering them, that is one of the main reasons I shared the info
Also, I tend to be very hard on tires
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« on: April 29, 2015, 05:23:38 PM »
I measured from the tread in the center. The outside wear was much more aggressive actually, but the tire kind of looks like it was designed for that.
These are not cheap either. It looks like two more mounted and balanced up is going to be around ~625$
So.... How much do slicks cost, haha
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« on: April 29, 2015, 04:33:10 PM »
How many runs do you normally do with the Race School program?
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« on: April 29, 2015, 04:14:01 PM »
So I was trying to work out how long my tires would last before I need new ones.
They have 8/32" of tread to start, which is about 6.35mm. In measuring my rear tires after the first event, I found them to be at a little bit over 6mm... so not much.
The front tires on the other hand, were already down to around 3.50mm
I worked out that the total number of runs between all drivers, which was 28 for the weekend. Which means that they probably only have about ~60 runs in them on the front. So if I rotate them back to front each event, and account for a little bit of wear on the rears each time, I figure that I will probably get around ~100 out of the set before they need to be replaced. So for single driver it should be good enough for 6 to 7 events.
I am thinking I can probably pick up 2 more tires mid season, and that way I will have enough to complete the year.
I guess some other factors to consider is that me and Murray found they were getting excessively hot, so keeping them cool might prolong the life. They kind of felt like they were smearing off onto the track near the end of the sets with how hot they were getting. Also I've heard Fort McLeod is more abrasive than other venues, so I might have less wear at Westerner.
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« on: April 27, 2015, 11:41:56 AM »
I think it should be classed as "Awesome" personally  Such a cool car! I snapped a photo of it at the event for you btw: 
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