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and Four. Racetrack ability isn't the
onlycriterion for choosing a particular
brand or size or type of tire. Wet
weather ability and mileage potential
are but two areas that really need to be
explored when deciding where to
spend your money.
In Part One of the Super-tire
comparison I have tried 10 establish
how the different tires handled under
extreme (racetrack) conditrons, By
•
In
charting price, speed at the racetrack.
and wear , we hope to establish a
baseline for Part Three of the
comparison. We will be monitoring the
overall tire wear throughout the
entire test . Part Four will include
useful information such as tire carcass
profiles , tread footprints, how rim
width affects tire footprints, and how
rim width and aspect ratio affect the
way your roadburner handles.
Retail pricing
Front tires
Pirelli MT·18
5 .
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$45.55
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Miche lin M-45
Dunlop K81
Goodyear HIP
Goodyear Grr
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$34.94
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$30.97
Rear tires
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Pirelli MT·18
.40
Michelin M
• • • • • • • • • • • $52.01
ii-4.5
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Continental K112
Avon Roadrunner 425
Avon Roadru nne r 470
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Goodyear Grr
$44.90
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IIi io P K81
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$37.90
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Retail Pricing
Rear Tires
8
6
1
2
3
9
7
5
4
10
Average
Lap Times
10
18
7
3
15
8
15
11
3
20
Fastest
Lap Times
11
17
7
3
16
8
14
11
3
20
Totals
60
80
45
44
63
56
73
57
45
80
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