We’ve always spoken about the important factors of having a lightweight durable and strong wheel, but never looked into what sort of tyres would be suitable for driving. Without a decent tyre, your set of Rays Engineering wheels wont take you far.
For many years, enthusiasts have searched all over for a tyre that delivers the perfect combination of traction, handling and driving control with good noise and ride comfort. The RE-01R delivered just that and reigned the automotive world for so long. It was indeed difficult to find another tyre that outperforms the RE-01R. With this in mind, Bridgestone have redeveloped its flagship street tyre and produced the newer updated model, the RE-11.
The Potenza RE-11 is an Extreme Performance Summer tyre developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. It is tuned for dry and wet conditions, and is the first Potenza street tyre to incorporate Bridgestone’s 3D Seamless Stealth technology originally introduced in their Formula 1 and GP2 racing tires. The Potenza RE-11 features an asymmetric tread pattern that combines massive outboard independent shoulder blocks interlocked with a notched circumferential intermediate rib that provides the lateral stiffness needed to enhance steering response and increase dry cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate rib and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide water evacuation to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction.
The tire’s internal structure features a custom designed asymmetric shape that helps distribute footprint pressure more evenly by keeping the straighter outboard sidewall from “falling down” while helping the more rounded inboard sidewall resist “falling away” during aggressive cornering. Two wide steel belts reinforced by spirally wound nylon provide strength, uniform ride quality and high-speed capability.
Here is a video release of the Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
