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Interesting.
interesting read.... looks promising, guess we will see in the near future whether or not this break through hits the market.
That's odd. When I look at the numbers, the Yokohama Advan A13 (with a 180 tread wear) does better on acceleration and peak Gs than the Optima Sports Camber (with a 140 tread wear). The third line of numbers for Optima Sports Camber R-Compound may as well be ignored because they don't test it against a similar traditional R-Compound. Unless this article is more about comfort and longevity than performance, I don't see the point in buying them.
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[QUOTE=Nails;209299]That's odd. When I look at the numbers, the Yokohama Advan A13 (with a 180 tread wear) does better on acceleration and peak Gs than the Optima Sports Camber (with a 140 tread wear). The third line of numbers for Optima Sports Camber R-Compound may as well be ignored because they don't test it against a similar traditional R-Compound. Unless this article is more about comfort and longevity than performance, I don't see the point in buying them.
It's probally just the diference in he compound of te rubbers...the article states tht te maker will plan to make two types of tires, one the has the camber feature and one without and also with the same compound just so he can compare the diffeence. either way its a cool idea, just wonder if it really works. We'll see...
I believe the point would be how well Mr. Scott's done so early on. There is probably room for improvement with more engineering/testing.
I'll be interested to see if any major manufacturer buys this technology off him now that it has some noteriety. I can't believe a patent didn't already exist for this.
Regards.
The tire has already been excluded from SCCA ST eligibility. Big thread about these "wonder tires" on SCCAForums.