14" tires

Thu Jan 26 14:32:47 EST 2017

We run Continental DW or DWS on everything as well.  Such a great tire.

Brent

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Christopher Scarpulla <cscarpulla at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Continental is coming out with a new version of their excellent DW tires
> (which I run on basically everything), and lucky for us, they're going to
> make it in a 205-50/15.
>
> Here's a thread talking about it on miata.net
> https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=630864
>
>
> And a snippet of that thread from Andy Hollis, who's been GRM go-to guy
> for tire testing.
>
> ************************
> Quote:
> Originally Posted by *Gene Stanley* [image: View Post]
> <https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?p=8344715#post8344715>
> In the current issue of Grassroots Motorsports (Feb 2017) in the new
> product news section the Extreme Contact Sport was featured. The article
> did mention that the sidewall stiffness is increased by 20%. The tire was
> "experienced" by GRM at a private track in Palm Springs, CA. The article
> continued to relate that 72 sizes would be released all at once this spring
> and specifically mentioned 205/50R15 and 205/45R16 sizes for Miata and
> Honda. Pricing to be similar to the outgoing DW.
> That was me.
>
> And I just finished an autocross and skid pad test of these tires over the
> weekend against the Michelin PSS on my ND. Waiting for my local track to
> fully dry out from recent rains to do high speed track testing.
>
> These will be VERY relevant tires for NA/NB Miata owners as a one-tire,
> triple-duty solution (street, track, autocross) in all conditions (wet,
> dry, cold, hot) above about 35 degrees or so.
>
> In short, anywhere you'd have considered a PSS you should now consider the
> Conti Sport. And since the Sport comes in 23" tall sizes (205/50-15 &
> 205/45-16) while the PSS does not, it's a big win for NA/NB Miata owners.
> ************************
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 12:17 PM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Update:
>>
>> I could get probably some B14 wheels from Josh Palmer, but not for a few
>> months, most likely. if I got new snows I could wait, but the current and
>> likely future lack of snow made me reluctant to drop more money on new
>> snows this winter, so new 3-season tires now became the priority. Direzzas
>> would be fun, but at $125 each from the Tire Rack I don't want to spend as
>> much money on new shoes for the SE-R as I did for new Conti DWSes for the
>> 911, so I went with good enough and got some General Altimax RT43s
>> installed this week. BFGs would have been perfect, but they're just not
>> available in our sizes any more.
>>
>> On another note, here is a clean-looking low-mileage NX in Washington
>> state: http://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/5936077709.html
>>
>> David
>> Chicago
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 205/50/15
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> kieran
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of David Pertuz <
>>> d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:51 AM
>>> *To:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>>>
>>> LOL.
>>>
>>> I checked Amazon...lots of random Chinese tires, and a set of South
>>> African Dunlops (?!)
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now Mike's a terrorist with all his guns and sh*t
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> kieran
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of Frey, Richard K
>>>> <rfrey at iupui.edu>
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:09 AM
>>>> *To:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>>>> *Subject:* RE: 14" tires
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is a long time.  Does the previous post reflect an old guy that is
>>>> bitchin’ about the young dude on his phone? Talk about the circle of life.
>>>> 20 years ago it was some old guy complaining about the hooligan that was
>>>> ‘winding it out in second gear’  in the next lane in some Nissan.  If fact,
>>>> you were just going 2nd to 4th and wanted some extra rpm due to your 3
>>>> gear pop out.  J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seriously, Thanks for this listserv as it has taught me so much.  My
>>>> knowledge about turbos went from infancy to usable due to the time that
>>>> Mike Kojima and others invested in teaching us lurkers.  Many thanks.  I
>>>> also learned a bunch about suspensions here.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* se-r [mailto:se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org] *On Behalf Of *David
>>>> Pertuz
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:42 PM
>>>> *To:* Jaret Rapp
>>>> *Cc:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>>>> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indeed! I am sort of amazed that I have had my car for almost 24 years
>>>> now.
>>>>
>>>> I was nearly rear-ended at a stop sign the last time I drove my SE-R
>>>> (by, as expected, a young dude who wasn't paying attention because he was
>>>> gazing into his phone or whatever). If that had happened it would have
>>>> obviously totalled the car and, I would have been very sad for it, but
>>>> would have eventually gotten over it. Then I would have been able to
>>>> immediately start seriously shopping for a non-boring replacement for my
>>>> boring appliance car. but I just can't bear to get rid of the SE-R!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Jaret Rapp via se-r <
>>>> se-r at se-r-list.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> btw, not for nothing, do you all realize this list is still alive after
>>>> 26 years!!!  And some of us still have their original SE-R!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>>>> To: Christopher Scarpulla <cscarpulla at gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>>>> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 5:29 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: 14" tires
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, I just saw those again today. A bit mixed on whether I want to
>>>> put tires like that on. Even when it comes to high-performance tires, which
>>>> is what I'd prefer, I'd rather have all-seasons for the rain traction and
>>>> grip. And if it is cold but not yet snowy, I'd rather leave normal tires
>>>> on, but summer tires are terrible in cold weather. I still remember sliding
>>>> through a red light in Detroit at 15mph because I couldn't stop due to
>>>> being on a thin coat of snow on summer tires on the car I was driving.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Christopher Scarpulla <
>>>> cscarpulla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tire Rack has these little beauties.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DIREZZA ZII STAR SPEC
>>>> <http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Direzza+ZII+Star+Spec&partnum=86HR4Z2SS&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes>
>>>>
>>>> Extreme Performance Summer
>>>>
>>>> Size: 185/60R14 82H
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And as far as 195 or 205/50-15's go, I think we can thank the early
>>>> Miata crowd for keeping the manufacturers pumping out a good supply of them.
>>>>
>>>>
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Regards,

Brent Meints
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