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Originally Posted by wparsons
Why does the type of wheel matter in the slightest if you can go fast or not?
As for helpful info... you've been given some, but chose to ignore it because it wasn't the answer you wanted.
I bet if you play with tire pressures the summer tires will heat up properly and work very well in colder temps. I had zero issues with my ZII's at ~10* C in the rain, or my RS3's at ~5*C in the wet. Both times I started with lower pressures to help them heat up.
Also, first page of google results for "track tire for cold weather" brought this up:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-revi...s-track-tested
If they were able to run many laps with no measurable wear, what are you doing to winter tires that is shredding them to pieces?
The best compromise for COLD lapping is probably going to be a shaved performance winter tire. Shaved will give less squirm, but you'll still have the compound meant for cold weather. |
"Why does the type of wheel matter in the slightest if you can go fast or not ?" - Are you serious ?
And your evidence that I ignored info ? Repeating my request in a more specific clarifying manner to get more specific info is not ignoring information.
As for your link, since I could not find the temperature the test was conducted at, I am assuming that it was at the temps designed for the tire - freezing and ergo it would not melt. It did make a valid point though.
My original question was not posed to enter into debate as to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but for a practical need.
In my area we have a lot of spring and fall weather between snow tire and R-Spec temps (freezing to 10C). I seek a tire that will be stickier than R-Specs above freezing.
I am tracking next week and the temps will be 3 to 8 Degrees C.
At winter temps there are smooth winter tires that are sticky but by then the snow puts my car in hibernation.
Simple question, complicated by forum trolling, snotiness, self esteem issues, ego's etc. - standard forum discourse nowadays it seems.
But still worth asking !
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