As soon as I put R tires on, my car changed from understeering to
oversteering. It's absolutely amazing. AWD with oversteer. But it's also
quite frustrating, because I am used to controlling understeer, and not
oversteer. While it might be easier to learn on street tires, the process
of "re-learning" may outweigh the benefits of learning on easier tires.
IMO, it does.
Riyan
93 stealth rt tt
BSP-N #35
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of TSUKAMOTO, Yosuke
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:45 AM
To: Richard Urschel
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Street tires v. R tires v. slicks was:School & Sunday
> This is one of our never ending debates. I believe it is easier
> in general to learn to drive at 10/10ths maintaining the edge of
> control on street tires due to their longer delay between losing
> optimum grip and letting go completely. However, with the great
> variability now available in all types of tires, it may depend on
> your car, it's setup, the choice(s) of tire, and their condition.
Maybe I wasn't driving at the limit of those racing tires.
It felt very smooth, and skidding was very moderate.
But when I drove last Sunday with street tires(Kumho Supra), I felt as if
the rear of the car was suddenly swung around.
---I drive, therefore I exist---
Yosuke
FS-N #114
2000 Z28 A4 Silver
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