[s-cars] Need one Dunlop

Taka Mizutani t44tqtro at gmail.com
Thu Jun 17 18:06:53 PDT 2010


Not just autox- unless you have standing water on the track, you're better
off with DOT-R than street tires at the track.

Especially with an Audi, you have less to worry about, with all 4 wheels
doing the driving.

Taka


On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:03 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the damp, or even on wet pavement (so long as there isn't too much
> standing water), if it's warm enough to be in shirt sleeves, DOT-R's will
> consistently out stick and be more controllable than streets. Basically, if
> there is any question at all, go DOT-R's. This is for autocross. I wouldn't
> make the same choice where hydroplaning would have actual serious
> consequences (i.e. HPDE's), but even on higher speed autocrosses, (like 3rd
> gear stuff) it would seem compounding trumps evacuation channels, time
> after
> time. Even the editors of Road and Track found this out in one of their
> single brand comparos a couple of summers ago.
>
>


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