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The autocross long ago when I had my 914 I went through a phase of having Michelin XWX for my autocross tires but had a different set of tires for daily driving. After a few years of changing tires at the track I said screw it, and just stuck with my daily driver tires. It was not worth the effort.
One day at an autocross once of the other guys in a 914 had a clutch problem so he was quitting for the day. He suggested I use his track tires. They were full on race slicks and very sticky. I went out and was astonished how much better the car could corner. What was most amazing was I essentially had ABS. I could stand on the brakes and just stop. The brakes would not lock up the tires. It would stress a 914 chassis so much with those tires you really had to reinforce the chassis with welded in plates. It was just astonishing how a 2,000 lb 914 could handle with those sticky tires.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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