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Old 01-15-2018, 11:32 AM   #74
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venturaII: At auto-x. There, limitations of class rules and importance of grip no matter illeffects dictates everything. Take out those artificial limitations, and get people showing better laptimes in HPDE with 215-225 (though of grippier rubber compound of course).

BTW, regarding 16" wheels .. imho best compromise would be x7. Thought of line going - that if one goes downsize for lightness sake, x6.5 offerings choice is very limited, and much easier to find really lightweight aftermarket ones of more common x7 width, with x6.5 being mostly heavier steelies and OEM wheels. Also if one takes into account advised tire widths for wheel width, 185min-195-205best-215max for x6.5 vs 195min-205-215-225max for x7, then imho 2nd case gives a bit better range for both running sufficiently narrow winter tires and wide enough performance tires for track w/o stretching, if same wheel set gets reused.
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