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Originally Posted by GrandSport
Man, I don't know. The difference from street tires to slicks is like 2.5 seconds. Super Sports to Cup2 was a bit under 2 seconds for me. You ask any racer would they rather run slicks and crappy shocks or the best shocks and street tires, and the answer will be very unanimous.
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I'd bet there's a strong correlation for the tire preference with driver skill. A more experienced/skilled/confident driver would take the shock that enables them to exploit their skill, rather than go the "safe" known of a stickier tire.