Writing about the
Event WL905 given
13% (225-45-17-)
Driving on
a combination of roads for 3000
average miles
I have had these tires on my car, a BMW 330, for a while now and feel I am now in a position to offer a review focusing on the positive aspects of these tires. These tires offer a very low amount of grip in wet conditions, they encourage the driver to be aware of the road ahead, looking out for water, damp corners, inspection covers and leaves. Normally you would take for granted that a tire would cope with these kind of road conditions resulting in the driver paying less attention to the road, failure to pay attention will result in a crash. The feed back and ride also make you more aware of what your car is doing and will make you very familiar with your suspension components and the local garage airline. This is due to the very firm ride, huge amounts of road noise and the extreme tram-lining experienced while running these tires. You will be examining your car looking for faults on the suspension, you will know where all your bushes are and how the tierods look and feel, after all, tires can't cause all that noise can they?
Wet cornering will introduce you to unpredictable understeer and oversteer, maybe even both at the same time if that is possible. Wheel balancing also proved to be a challenge, the amount of lead the tire fitters had to use will keep the lead mines in business for a little while longer. So there we go, a positive review of the Event WL905 tire fitted to a BMW. If your name is Ari, Juha, or Colin and you live on or near a rally stage (in a car with FIA cage, buckets seats and harnesses) these are the tires for you. If you are a normal person driving around the roads of the UK and like a challenge and have the reactions of a Formula 1 driver, these may be right up your street.