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Originally Posted by }{arlequin
if you want to improve your clover laptimes, then go to the track and learn how to drive
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Fixed that for you, }{
Fact is, unless you have the car in a drift in that off-ramp, your performance issues are due to you finding the limits of your driving, not the tires.
I know how you feel. I used to be the guy trying to carve it up on the street too, whining about how my ES100s got "too greasy" on the off ramps
Then I took those ES100s to the track and watched an instructor drive them 10x harder that I ever did. I realized at that moment that it wasn't the tires that were crap, it was my driving.
I know that may not be what you want to hear. There have been many of us who have done this and realized all the things that were thought were car issues (tires, suspension, etc) were really our own driving issues. It's not a dismissal, either. It's pointing out that for the average street driver, the single biggest difference in tire performance is
the driver. Buy a set of cheap Kuhmos and spend the rest on DEs. You'll end up a better driver than if you dumped a bunch of money on the SO2s.
You want to know how long the tire will last? Look at the wear rating.
You want a tire that will stick? Buy R-compounds.
Good luck in your search.