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Yeah, but......What did they do, use Cooper tires to test the $1,000,000 GT-1? That would surprize me a bit.

And what kind of tire gets you 1.44 Gs!!!? I mean, this figure suggests that there is almost fifty percent more sideways pressure than down pressure, and these tires still grip. Okay, I am not going to deny this possibility but here is my denial:

How can a tire and car corner WAY, WAY WAY better than the most serious Porsche, but not brake as well? Both braking and cornering are a simple matter of overcoming inertia with friction.

So, if I am to accept these figures, then I guess Porsche is a mediocre race car producer, not nearly as effective as Chevrolet. Huh? Perhaps the sun will start rising in the west, too.
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