08-28-2009, 11:36 PM
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Hi,
I'll try to get down to his shop next Friday. Maybe I'll get to see the CRX HF and the tires? And, I'll suggest that he join as a member here, too!
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08-28-2009, 11:51 PM
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08-29-2009, 12:16 AM
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thats pretty cool
it looks like mine too
no boattail?
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08-29-2009, 12:19 AM
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He says he has plans for a boat tail for next year's competition (if he still has the car).
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08-29-2009, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille
I'd just like to highlight one thing.
The new Hakkapeliitta R has the lowest rolling resistance of any tire in Nokian Tyres product line
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Thanks. I was gonna call [Citation Needed] on the original claim. The guys at InsightCentral are unaware of any tire that outrolls the Potenza RE92 in P165/65R14. Apparently, even other sizes of the RE92 are a different formulation. |
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08-30-2009, 06:09 AM
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Thanks. I was gonna call [Citation Needed] on the original claim. The guys at InsightCentral are unaware of any tire that outrolls the Potenza RE92 in P165/65R14. Apparently, even other sizes of the RE92 are a different formulation.
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This is kind-of reassuring to me. I keep associating LRR with "simple" tread patterns that have wide straight grooves like these :
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The Hakka aint' that by a mile (or a circumference?!?!?).
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08-30-2009, 02:22 PM
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Yeah, when I first saw the nokian tires I assumed they were stick performance tires  |
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08-30-2009, 07:08 PM
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Impressive, i'd like to know the rolling resistance of the tires though. Because snow tires are really soft, and that number is ridiculous.
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the nokian hakkas are very hard. I run the first generation even today. (the version one run is extinct). I can see the honda doing good with them. Ponder AWD diff locked on an old sube with the same tread....the tires are so confident, in the winter, people think I am going to smash into them at the natural pace I continue to drive. 
the 118 mpg is phenomonal. a 500 pound car helps.  |
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09-04-2009, 11:03 PM
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Hi,
I totally forgot to go to see him -- the hard drive in my iMac failed and I was doing battle trying to save the important stuff...
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