14" tires

Thu Jan 26 13:31:58 EST 2017

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.

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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.
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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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