Originally Posted by leevanf
Responding to the great discussion of ZDan and SeriesBlue,
Theres no doubt gripper tires, on tire alone without driver differences, will retain or regain grip FASTER.
Yet I think the point is, less grip basically increases the "reaction time threshold", allowing a beginner like me, more leeway in both error and time to correct when i lose control - how effectively grip is immediately returned to or not, depends on my skill.
On the other hand, grippier tires decreases that leeway threshold, so for beginners, would be more dangerous as they panic and make wrong corrections. BUT in the hands of someone experienced in losing control (you 2 guys), will definitely return back to grip faster than stock tires hands down.
Im no expert but this is how I would describe it -
my first losing grip was with an e55 amg. it felt like a thick rubber band snapping. One moment youre turning in, the next split second was "shit am i gonna crash!" the squeal and the total loss of control was almost instantaneous. My instinct was to remove my foot from throttle, countersteer a bit, and thankfully i *SNAPPED* back to normal. After that was a huge sigh of relief and a reminder to never do that again.
On my first experience of losing grip in the brz, the tires started squealing first even before the actual floating feeling kicks in, giving me a split second to say "here we gooo", so i instinctively reduce throttle, and counter-steer, - all the while, the squealing progressively weakens and the car wobbles to correction slow enough for me not to make any jerky steering inputs. It definitely took longer to get grip back vs the e55, but the chances of me getting it back was surely higher. And the feeling after that was, "holy shit that was scary but kinda fun because i controlled it!"
Thats my experience lol!
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