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In car video per the request of @rice_classic
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychH5k98P4w[/ame]
At around 5:30 in the video @rice_classic passes me around the outside.This is a very impressive difference in performance and it begs the question; how is that possible? The amount of grip required to do that is immense considering that I ended up with the best lap time either of us have put down during this race. @rice_classic had sticker 225/40/17 Hoosier A7s while my car had 245/40/17Hoosier R7s that are over half a season old. Unfortunately, the 245/40/17 size that I have is not the optimal size for the required 7" wide wheels that we use. The 225/40/17 provides pretty much the same amount of contact patch on a 7" wheel and have a shorter sidewall that results in better gearing. It also didn't help that my tires required 10 minutes to become usable (due to age).
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