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schoy · 06-28-2011, 07:41 PM

The simple answer lies with wear and materials strength, not friction. Race cars have softer tires and thus wear faster (given all the lateral Gs). Unless you want to be changing tires every lap, you use wider tires.

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06-28-2011, 07:41 PM	#21
schoy Major 997 Rep 1,005 Posts Drives: Melbourne Red E90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	The simple answer lies with wear and materials strength, not friction. Race cars have softer tires and thus wear faster (given all the lateral Gs). Unless you want to be changing tires every lap, you use wider tires. Google is your friend.
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