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Franz @ May 1st 2008 1:43PM
@ Dondonel:
10-20 seconds? Be very careful when quoting numbers my friend. Don't you think you're exaggerating a little bit there Mr. Tire expert? Especially when the treadwear rating on the Bridgestones is 140 and on the Dunlops it's 280. The article that Jon Benson posted a link to above says these tires should give about a 1-2 second advantage on a regular track but 10-20 seconds on the 'Ring is a stretch.
Plus, remember that the US spec GT-R on the Dunlops whooped the 911 Turbo at Buttonwillow by over 5 seconds. The 911 was wearing Michelin PS2s I believe, and the treadwear rating on those is 220... less than the Dunlops. If you wanna talk about cheater tires, the Pilot Sport Cups on the new GT2 have a treadwear rating of just 80. By your logic, it should be about 20-30 seconds faster around the Nurburgring than a standard GT-R.