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Originally Posted by Topless
All true but for me... lap times matter far more than tire weight and the RE-11 is consistently a full second faster than MPSS on the track. I guess in this case the extra weight = added grip.  RE-71r is a lighter tire with still more grip than the RE-11 but they wear out twice as fast. I like the RE-11 as my street/rain/practice tire due to their good combination of strengths that suit my driving, and run the faster but faster wearing RE-71r for competition. If I only ran AX or street-only use the MPSS would be on my short list due to their excellent all-around manners.
Tires are always a tradeoff. |
Of course they are a trade off - and you would always buy a tire with better performance if the main reason you are buying is for performance. I guess after all these years on internet forums where people spend thousands of dollars on lightweight wheels for street use - they could have saved their money and just bought lighter tires
It's like running slicks at HPDE's - if I had an unlimited bank account I would - but since I don't - I run r-comps.