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Old 02-20-2013, 12:16 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Superhatch View Post
Full race tires are a hell of a drug. I know that many of those cars have -really- aggressive summer tires on them, but there is still a big difference between a DOT max performance summer tire and a slick racing tire.

I'd be much more interested in what the car would do on a max performance summer tire.

That said, still impressed.

That's what I was getting at with my comments. Tires go a LONG way compared to an increase in HP. So, just because a Ferrari is putting up 5xxhp numbers, if it's on street tires vs a lower hp car and super light....Full Racing Slicks can bridge the HP gap.
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