Yokohama Advan A052 review

[lutfy]

Originally Posted by venturaII

My Japanese is lousy, to say the least. Still, entertaining to watch...and a direct comparison of RE-71 and A052 on the 86 platform, though in larger 245/255 size, from what I could see. He was trying as hard as he could to keep up with that FD RX7..lol. The results at the end clearly show the A052 as a direct competitor to the RE-71R on track, though I don't know what the test conditions were...cold tire? Warmed up and then a single hero lap? What are they like after 20+ minutes? I see mention of 3 and 6 lap measurements, but I don't know what the ratings were.

This video was extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing. I noticed another compound Potenza RE-05D

Always looking for gymkhana tires as I am into TT.

https://www.bridgestone.com/corporat...018030901.html

Anyone outside of the US tried these? Aparently there is RE11S, RE07D, RE12D (a quick google search yields they are all pretty track oriented tires).

For TT next year running 100+ tires gets us a good bit of benefit and if RE-05D (being over a second faster than RE71R) is what it is I want to try these in comparison to Hoosier R7.

Lutfy

[venturaII]

Yeah, the Potenzas were clearly faster, but I'd also presume them to be less capable on the road. Not to mention they're probably a bit of a waste on my relatively stock suspension. Given that I prefer to change my tires at home and drive them to the track, plus any tire needs to be road usable in a pinch (I DD my car), the A052 seems like a better choice for my need.

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by lutfy

....

Lutfy

Not to derail too much, but here's more content from Bridgestone's website saying that the RE-05D is noticably faster than the RE-71R...enough so to warrant significant suspension changes.

https://tire.bridgestone.co.jp/poten...port01-01.html

https://tire.bridgestone.co.jp/poten...port01-01.html



To further muddy the waters, there's also mention of a RE-06D here:

https://www.cockpit.co.jp/about/76/



And no fewer than 4 different flavors of the RE-11S here:

https://www.cockpit.co.jp/about/56/


Clearly, you'd need someone who has access to Japanese market tires to get your hands on these...