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Old 06-26-2012, 12:18 PM   #14
Mitch
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Originally Posted by sdiver68 View Post
Interesting, I read probably a hundred reviews or more including from track day guys, Auto-X, and even professional comparo's and none of them had anything bad to say about these tires in the dry. The weaknesses noted were wet grip and wear in comparison to the top of the max summer performance tire heap at 2x the cost. Some of the professional reviews mentioned that the III is a big improvement over the II and the fact that Sumitomo is owned by and takes advantage of Dunlop technology.
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Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade View Post
I've also heard Dunlop's Star Specs get greasy.
I've autocrossed IIIs and Star Specs on my M3. The IIIs get greasier than the Star Specs and they get there faster. I have a fair amount of camber in the back on the M3, and the insides of the tires were getting hot fast (Louisiana heat doesn't help). But you should monitor temperatures regardless of the tire. You don't want to be giving up time to hot tires!
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