voyetra8 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Cross-post from the NorthEast forum. Thought it would be more useful for people in the tire forum: I live in Southie, so I just ran down to Castle Island a few minutes ago to play around in the parking lot and some of the back industrial roads... I had bought a set of Nokian WRs earlier in the season, and since we've had zero snow since, I haven't had a chance to see how they behave in the flakes. Not a car on the road, outside of about 15 plows and one cop, and all of the cars had been moved off the road last night... w00t!!!11 The Nokians are fantastic. I tried many different start from stop scenarios, and they never once let me down, even when the road was uphill and unplowed. Stopping was *much* more assured and controlled than my Proxes 4 were. Of course, getting on the brakes heavily will still cause the ABS to kick in, but not nearly as much as the 92s or the P4s. I am now completely convinced that the WRs present an ideal blend of dry/winter performance. I might very well have become a lifetime Nokian convert today... although I'd like to try a set of their summer performance tires first. One thing is for certain: the Finns have made a great tire with the WR. The ensuing parking lot mayhem was a complete blast. I made a slow run through it first to make sure there were no hidden curbs or other hazards hidden under the snow, and once I was comfortable that I wasn't going to kill myself and/or the car, decided to get her sideways.... The snow was very powdery, and I kicked up huge plumes that enveloped the car in a maelstrom of white. (I had to stop periodically to roll down the windows so that I could see again.) I was genuinely impressed by the tenacity of the WRs- I could get the back-end to break loose, but could just as easily get the WRs to grab again with a little throttle modulation. After about 10 minutes of bombing around, I decided to head home before my wife sent out a search party. By this time the conditions had worsened to a near white-out, so I threw on the hazards and cautiously brought her home. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 And while you were doing this, I was watching JJ The Jet Plane..... I have RSI's, probably the logistics will be overwhelmed by events but it would be interesting to do a side-by-side acceleration and stopping test. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyetra8 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 And while you were doing this, I was watching JJ The Jet Plane..... I have RSI's, probably the logistics will be overwhelmed by events but it would be interesting to do a side-by-side acceleration and stopping test. If you want to try to get together for a little mayhem, I'd be happy to. I'll just tell the wife I am headed out for saran wrap or something. PM me or something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Negotiations have commenced. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwaydrifter Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 um yeah... i LOVED my wr's last night.. after completing all 15 stages of Rally Northern VA last night (driving down 7 and any side road i could find, including various buisness parks). Let me just say, that the wr's with 35-40psi in them handle pretty damn nice in the snow, granted if you lay the power on even going 60+ you can kick her out a little but all it takes is backing off the throttle a bit and she will set right back down. Anyways awesome tires, it felt like i was driving a 700whp rwd car in the dry... (a good thing) anyways got love the WR's and yes im a convert as well.. The gf will have a set of wr's on her car when she comes out here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 It's been warm here too, only got to play with my WRs one night. Oh well, still better than the Azenis when it's below freezing. When I've needed it, the WRs have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyetra8 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Here are some shots from today..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTIan Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I just got a set of these mounted on the stock wheels this past Tuesday. Too bad we haven't had any snow to test them on yet So far I love them. All around they are exponentially better than the stock tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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