I do agree with the 2-3%. I tried swapping between my R1's and D40M2's last
year at Salina. I got within 1-1.5 seconds of the R1's with the D40's on a
35-40 second course. The D40's are/were a good tire, but not the best.
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>I like the idea. I think it's perfectly rational. I'm not sure 5% is
>an accurate figure. As much as anyone who's spent the bucks on those
>fancy autocross tires will hate to admit it, they probably only gain 2
>to 3% over a good street tire. (based on my own experience, ymmv... but
>2 seconds on a 60 second course is only 3.3%)
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>Loren Williams | Homepage - http://www2.southwind.net/~lsw
>'94 Saturn SC2 | Wichita Region SCCA - http://www2.southwind.net/~scca
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