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Old 02-16-2012, 01:38 PM   #57 (permalink)
straight5
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
The average car driver is not able to exploit the extra margins that stickier rubber would allow, in order to manoeuvre out of a bad situation.
The most useful performance component of sticky tires is their improved braking ability.
I agree - but not totally.
The average driver is not able to exploit the advantages of better tires ect....
but ABS can.
My other point would be that though the driver may not know the limits of the car, they would be less likely to find that limit.
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