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Old 03-24-2021, 01:18 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by M0nk3y View Post
Initial reports are suspect and seem to claim they want to heat cycle out before getting through the thread. With that being said, every car setup is completely different so if you want to know the only way would be for you to do back to back testing. Which if you're in time trials and dedicated enough you'd already be doing. Hate to say it, but no other report is going to satisfy you besides your own testing.
Just tryna harvest what info is out there before spending $$$ on tires, that's all. I am considering buying both as I'll need at least 2 sets of tires this year anyway.

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Also, A052s are *okay* in the wet. If you've never been on PS4S in a full wet condition you're opinion is skewed. Wet sessions are weird, because like anything driver skill is always impacted. Once again, back to back testing you'd laugh at even considering A052s again for wet work.
I've driven on a very wide variety of tires over a number of years, including ECS last year on non-TT days. A052s are amazeballs in the wet, at least when newish. For standing water, yeah, I'd want more/larger water channels but in the wet on tracks with good drainage, I would not bet against newish A052 vs. PS4S or ECS...
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