[Thorpedo]

Originally Posted by Silver Ignition

Thanks for all the responses, guys.

That link is awesome! A wealth of information; things I've known to be true but never quite understood until it was all laid out for me. Thanks for that.

While I have several RE-11 driver's in the house, how do you guys feel about doing an AutoX event or two with temps below 40*F? In November when I swapped back to my stock wheels I was noticing that the RE-11 (old 140TW version) was a bit slippery at ambient temps below 40*F...have 3 events in March alone and they're done in a beach parking lot on Long Island's south shore, so temps are generally between 28*F and 40*F for the month of March. Will I be struggling for grip or is one run enough to warm them sufficiently? Can't be worse than the OEM Michelins......can they...?

What 7thgear said is about right. Your all seasons will be on equal footing ( I would guess) as the ultra/extreme performance tires get really hard at temps that low, which is why tirerack lists min. temps. Your all seasons may actually be softer at that temp. Funny thing, has anyone tried a performance winter? They will be the softest of the bunch at that temp.