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Yeah, the thing with modern rubber and grip is that a good tire reduces braking distances (good brakes just resist fade more, but do nothing for distance), a good thing for collision avoidance ;-) Lateral grip would be a problem if push came to shove, I think, but if you are driving our increasingly valuable oldies *that* hard on the streets, it won't end well regardless...
And track cars probably have reinforcements - if my 83 SC cracked, I imagine a long hood would too... I see Elephant racing offers spring plate bracing now.
Anyhow, my point was that even my modest Falken tires are probably miles better than the michelins of 1970. And plentiful ! I keep the $$$ high end performance rubber for my modern car.
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