Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
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Originally Posted by bluuford
Looks like supersoft tyres are not meant for wet roads.. and wintertyres without studs is the correct choice:-) Strange tyres nowadays..
Maybe winter tyre has a compound that works better in cold.
Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
Bouffier is taking it very seriously. Quite a time so far
Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
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Originally Posted by megadrive
Some villages were left without electricity :rolleyes:
At least they have some entertainment nearby to fill their time. :D
Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
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Originally Posted by bluuford
Looks like supersoft tyres are not meant for wet roads.. and wintertyres without studs is the correct choice:-) Strange tyres nowadays..
Winter tyres might go off later in the loop- have to manage them carefully id imagine if not driving on snow most of the time..
Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
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Originally Posted by jparker
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Originally Posted by Franky
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If that's your point of view, that's fine, but those conditions don't really show the real driving skills related to rally racing.
Question: Is Kubica faster then all the rest, or he just did the best job this morning?
I have to disagree. The more difficult the conditions are the more driving skill will count. And rallying isn't about a single or two or three stages. Unless those are the only stages in the rally. The guy who has completed the course the fastest is the winner.
Well, I understand that, but picking better tires has nothing to do with driving skills. Probably better weather crew.
Being able to cope with a good or bad tire choice has everything to do with driving skill though. That seems to be what you are missing in all of this. The winner of the Monte is usually the guy who best handles a combination of good tire choices AND being fast but safe when you miss on the tires - which will inevitably happen at some point.
Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014
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Originally Posted by jonkka
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Originally Posted by bluuford
Looks like supersoft tyres are not meant for wet roads.. and wintertyres without studs is the correct choice:-) Strange tyres nowadays..
Maybe winter tyre has a compound that works better in cold.
It's not about the compound but about the pattern. Nowadays the patter for asphalt tyres is universal for dry or wet conditions. As any hybrid it doesn't do anything perfect. We have been hearing complaints about their wet performance for years. Winter tyres have much larger and deeper grooves in the pattern hence they are more resistant to aquaplaning.
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Well, Kubica just said "It's not driving, it's surviving".
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Originally Posted by er88
Winter tyres might go off later in the loop- have to manage them carefully id imagine if not driving on snow most of the time..
These asphalt winter tyres are quite durable unless there is a pure dry asphalt.
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Originally Posted by Mirek
It's not about the compound but about the pattern. Nowadays the patter for asphalt tyres is universal for dry or wet conditions.
Unless you meant "compound" instead of "pattern", this doesn't make any sense?
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Stupid choice of font where bold is not much different from regular.
