Tire rack $80 MIR on Dunlop/Goodyear including Star Specs

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 9:39 am

Make sure you use the link in the news letter!

Chuck Branscomb · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 9:59 am

Too bad they don't have the Goodyear RS autocross tire yet...

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 10:07 am

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

Too bad they don't have the Goodyear RS autocross tire yet...

Chances are it wouldn't qualify for this rebate anyway. I was actually surprised the Star Spec was included. Usually it is either not part of the promotion or only a $20 MIR.

And I also think Aaron said that the RS would not be carried by Tirerack and only through Goodyear distributors.

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 10:42 am

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

Too bad they don't have the Goodyear RS autocross tire yet...

James is correct, they are only selling them through one of the 6 Goodyear Competition Tire distribution hubs. - AB

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 12:33 pm

Aaron Buckley wrote:

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

Too bad they don't have the Goodyear RS autocross tire yet...

James is correct, they are only selling them through one of the 6 Goodyear Competition Tire distribution hubs. - AB

That makes sense. Showing up way late to the game and making them hard to get. Great strategy. :roll:

Chuck Branscomb · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 12:40 pm

Speaking of which, I would assume (?) that Hoosier might finally need to think about the A12 or whatever they'll call the next gen tire. The A6 has been around for a long time, and it would appear they've been milking the thing while autocrossers gladly fork over big bucks to buy sets and sets of these tires in order to be front runners. If Goodyear truly has one-upped them with a tire that is faster and wears significantly better...

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 12:52 pm

By the way, Aaron did you and Bryan run the RS's in Blythville? How were they?

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 12:57 pm

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

If Goodyear truly has one-upped them with a tire that is faster and wears significantly better...

James, they aren't making the 295/30/18 yet in the RS.

From what I have heard, the new Goodyear is softer than the A6, but has a softer sidewall and doesn't wear well on cars with less than -2° of camber, which means that I won't be buying any of these.

I know they don't make sizes for the Elise and with 2 sets of A6's (one with 12 runs and one with 8 runs), a new set of R6's for locals and 3 tires won from Blytheville, I'll never run them on the STi either. - AB

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 1:02 pm

I thought you said you had a set for the STI already?

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 1:05 pm

JamesShort wrote:

I thought you said you had a set for the STI already?

They promised me a set, then bailed about 2 weeks before Blytheville. That alone would keep me from trying them this year. - AB

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 1:10 pm

I have to say Stephen's comment, Aaron's experience, and the whole sketchy contingency thing is just a marketing nightmare. How do they expect to release all this hype about being better than the A6/R6 on paper and yet make them hard to get and not have as good a contingency offering as Hoosier........ALL THE WHILE Hoosier is working on releasing the new AX/RX?!??!

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 1:27 pm

JamesShort wrote:

I have to say Stephen's comment, Aaron's experience, and the whole sketchy contingency thing is just a marketing nightmare. How do they expect to release all this hype about being better than the A6/R6 on paper and yet make them hard to get and not have as good a contingency offering as Hoosier........ALL THE WHILE Hoosier is working on releasing the new AX/RX?!??!

Some it comes from the fact that the SCCA has an April 30th deadline for any new tires to be "approved" for competition use for that year. They have to give them six different sizes to inspect (which includes DOT approvals prior). I think because of the tight timeline, Goodyear cobbled everything together to make the date. Otherwise, no one could run them legally for the 2011 season.

My experience doesn't surprise me much, but didn't make me happy. The Goodyears would save me $112 a set in the same size, but if they don't work well on poorly cambered cars, I have no interest. While our A6's are wearing out in about 40 runs or so, they are at least wearing evenly across the tire. It's just a heavy pig of a car.

I don't think that Hoosier will release anything different this year. If Goodyear has a great showing at Nationals, then expect the A7 to hit the market shortly after... and it will probably just be an A6 with a softer compound, which to me is not a good thing. - AB

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