5th Gear M3 GTS

magnust · 10-04-2011, 05:27 PM

I've done quite a lot of track on both the (proper) Corsas and on the Michelins and my experience is that the Michelins are faster. But the tyre manufacturers do quite often change the design of their products over the product lifespan (sometimes still keeping the product name totally unchanged. No mk2, N0, N1 or such) so the Corsas as they were made just a few years back are not necessarily the same as last years Corsas. And to make comparisons even harder they can be very different in design between different sizes. Early Corsas in only certain sizes had problems being way to weak with odd shoulder and tread wear. The carcass design was then totally redone for these size tyres but the product name was 100% unchanged.

PS:
If someone can make everything crystal clear when it comes to the Cup+ mess I'd be impressed. Different carcasses, different compounds... I haven't been able to get a proper 100% grip on the different Cup+ variants anyway....

10-04-2011, 05:27 PM	#16
magnust S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 138 Casino cash: $1477	I've done quite a lot of track on both the (proper) Corsas and on the Michelins and my experience is that the Michelins are faster. But the tyre manufacturers do quite often change the design of their products over the product lifespan (sometimes still keeping the product name totally unchanged. No mk2, N0, N1 or such) so the Corsas as they were made just a few years back are not necessarily the same as last years Corsas. And to make comparisons even harder they can be very different in design between different sizes. Early Corsas in only certain sizes had problems being way to weak with odd shoulder and tread wear. The carcass design was then totally redone for these size tyres but the product name was 100% unchanged. PS: If someone can make everything crystal clear when it comes to the Cup+ mess I'd be impressed. Different carcasses, different compounds... I haven't been able to get a proper 100% grip on the different Cup+ variants anyway.... __________________ My Swedish track day / hobby racing site: www.rejsa.nu