<VV> Tire Traction Advice

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I was trying to figure out exactly what RonH said. Higher wear ratings  
usually result in longer miles before wearing out. Really low numbers (like 100 
 or less) usually mean a DOT race tire. Also, traction has to be defined. 
Soft  slicks with no grooves have plenty of dry surface traction. They are 
really  crappy, no traction, on a wet rainy surface, though. Rubber hardness 
means  a lot. The softest tires are the racing rain tires, with open tread to 
channel  out the water. While racing in the rain, they still wear out, 
sacrificing  themselves for what passes for traction in the rain. But if the 
track dries  out, not only do they lose their traction, since the rain grooves 
allow the  tread blocks to lean over and not stick. But then the tread 
blocks break  off (called chunking), and the tires fail. Calling when to switch 
between  tire types is one of the toughest things for a race team to do in a  
wet-race situation. It can win or lose a race. - Seth  Emerson      
 
 
In a message dated 1/3/2013 6:04:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
Ebarr19 at aol.com writes:

I  autocross and the lower the rating the BETTER the traction, that's why   
CORSA requires a 180 or better rating for stock classes.
Gene  Barr


In a message dated 1/3/2013 3:01:20 P.M. Eastern Standard  Time,  
ronh at owt.com writes:

But, a  tire with the least  wearrating woll likely have the least traction 
(ask  any autocross  driver).  You don't get both so which do you   want?
RonH