Brigestone Potenza RE-12D
 

Last year i run Dunlop Z3 on local time attack event with my Rx8 had pretty good result
And the rule say 12D is legal too
I will test 12D out same day with z3 on first event 2/23

From Japanese magazine testing and some real life track data
RE12D is faster by aleast sec compare to Re71R and faster then A050 & A052 on average

It also get unique design with should slam down, i think they made this opposite then hoosier to get better feed back from tire


Will mount 265/35/18 on 18 x10.5j et35

Looking forward to your feedback - doesn't appear to be much of a street tire compared to the RE-71R given the lack of channels

Similar tread design to the Bridgestone re11a tires which I have. These don’t appear to be available in the states yet after a quick google search. Keep us updated! I’m sure they’ll be awesome, bridgestone really seems to pushing development.

Ohhhh I've been salivating thinking about the new crop of summer tires being release later this year :drool:

Hope you guys can get this asap


It listed as street tire in my country
Take advantage use it on dry



I think is very different then 11@
The Bridgestone really push the envelope, it come out 4type of track tire in 3 year
Re05d re07d re12d re71rs



I don't use my street FD at track anymore
So is all Rx8 duty now
18x10.5 et35 fit Very well

Are these supposed to be like a time trial or autox compound (up to temp quickly, but fragile) like the RE71R or more like a Z3 where they take a few laps to get up to temp?

This will be my first time trying it
So u guys had to wait
I will bring Z3 and 12D to do a back to back test at same day
2/23

Let us know how it compares, I am very curious. Had a set of RE-71R's for a season. They did great, but fell off after 8-10 laps. Started to get weirdly greasy by the end of a session.

Does anybody know if/when these might be available in America?

What is the treadwear on these tires? Are they DOT stamped? is it possible to see a clear photo of all the markings on the sidewall? This looks like an amazing tire!

Bring thread back life
With some onboard
I mange to improve 1 sec compare to Z3
After fine tune the damping lap time improve to 1.5sec

U guys have wait a bit longer
I think They are bring Re71RS to replace Re71R
Re12d just their test bed for new thread design

Hard to say , it was list 180 in Taiwan

Typically tire will grease up after 3-4 lap
The softer the tire it will grease up even faster
Like Re12D I only time attack for 2 lap