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Originally Posted by Icecreamtruk
Do you recall how long was that straight?
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I was full throttle for ~2000 ft.
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Originally Posted by Azzudien
But you gained a lot of speed in the corner. These cars are definitely momentum cars, so the more speed you can carry out of the turns the better.
Did your lap times on that track decrease with the tire upgrade?
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They sure did (I also did coilovers, so who knows how much the tires gained), but that wasn't really my point. I was just saying that wider tires definitely make a measurable difference on straight line speed. There's a balance for every track of what works best at some given power level, I'm sure. If you're stock power and on a big wide open track like Spa I guarantee the wide 245s would be slower.
FWIW I likely could have set faster lap times with a bit narrower, but stickier tires. RE-71Rs are 200 treadwear street tires... not R comps.