Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS 

I used these for autocross and track days. If the event was close enough to home I'd leave them on and drive them to and from the event. I've driven them in the rain both new and at end of life. My car is 4200lbs with me in it and I had a 245 square set up on 8.5" wheels. The RS's were and still are a tire that has and can win a National level event. They are outstanding and surprisingly excellent in the wet as long as there is some tread left to move water out from under the contact patch. For me they lasted a season plus a few events the next. That is what I expected so I am very happy with the tire. I am looking forward to the new RZ's but wish the prices would come down a bit. So for now I'm on a used set of RS's this time 255 square. Overall grip is up mid corner but all the laser sharpness of the 245's is gone. It's easier for me to be faster on the 255's so that's where I'll got with my next set. Would I recommend the RS's...of course!

Ran the entire 2025 season of Snake River Region, SCCA, in XA class. With the new setup of the car, the traction in wet as well as dry conditions was outstanding. It warms up quickly and stays for a lot of runs. Still some life left for anything we may get in 2026. '

The Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS tires have been my most favorite tires for autocross and spirited canyon driving. I just found out that there's a new variant in the 200tw arena (RE-71RZ?), so I'm eager to check those out next! They have been the most savage for autocross and they hold for the duration of all the events I have attended and with the AWD Focus RS, I can trust these tires to keep me planted around corners, even after a few torture sessions. I've driven them while it was raining and they grip extremely well under heavy rain on the freeways! I loved the RE-71R tires and these are definitely an upgrade! Your incredibly fast shipping is really awesom,e enabling me to focus on getting my car ready for events and not waiting for tires to arrive! Thank you!

Minimal negative camber and mostly spirited drives (1-3hr duration, average 80mile trips) to and from events out of state or curvy backroads - no more than 5000mi a year.
Had this set for 2 years now, only driven in 40+ degree weather, mostly during the summer. They get bagged and left in a climate-controlled space otherwise.

Dry grip is excellent, although when driving between garages or events, pebbles/gravel get picked up and flung about very easily - nothing out of the norm for summer performance tires.
Below 50 F and wet conditions (more than damp), rear end gets a little squirrely but there is no complete loss of grip (more apparent as tread wears down).
Either case, very predictable at limit.

Overall better grip and less wear than the Falken RT660 (especially in the wet) as a comparison.
Wear pattern is extremely even, except at shoulders where they are slightly worn but can probably blame that on the relatively tame setup.

Little to no road noise and a relatively good ride quality.

Truns on quick for SCCA SOLO. Predictable turn in and lots of grip when fully warmed up. Looking forward to an HPDE soon.

If you’re looking at this tire you probably already know what it is, in which case just buy it.

There’s a reason it’s the tire everyone runs on their Miatas in autocross SCCA CS class. It truly is the ultimate 200TW autocross tire. Grip levels are insane. Also holds up well on track although got a little greasy when very hot.

It’s loud, and kind of a harsh ride, but you knew that going in. Honestly for a 200TW tire it’s great in those categories too just set your expectations accordingly, it’s not exactly luxurious.

As for tread wear I have about 50 or 60 autocross runs and a track day on them and they’re low-ish on tread but still very usable, not done yet.

All in all I won’t be buying anything else.

I do track and autocross with a Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 with 19" wheels ( 9x19 and 19x11). These seem to be our weapon of choice. I did feel last time we got them pre-heat cycled by TireRack, it improved the longevity. The 200TW with decent wear and the $100 lower cost per tire then the other competitors and buy them when Bridgestone offers the $110 rebate and getting a lot of tire for the money. They are always available. The only down side is I wish they had a 305 or 295 for our rear but 285 seems like plenty of tire and traction on the track. With a -2 degree camber setup, we get predictable good wear on the outside edges. We replace around 40 heat cycles (30 track 20-25 minute sessions and about 2 autocross events) with plenty tread to go more, this seems the sweat spot when the tire degrade traction but plenty of tread left to continue a beating.

Used mostly for light track use (private days at Club Motorsport and schools at NHIS). Tires are very predictable and stable. When they lose grip there is plenty of warning and its very linear, easy to control both oversteer and understeer smoothly. When driving on road they are great (basically noise is a non issue, grip is more than you will ever need), but I don't put a lot of miles on the car so experience is limited as far as wear goes (on street).

Wet grip is good for what these are (only had one track day in rain), absolutely not a tire I would push hard in the rain.

My car is very heavy and punishes the front tires as they are narrower than rears, and these tires have held up very well on the track.