Wet, Cold, Autocross... with Winter Tires?

BiscottiGelato · 03-07-2012, 07:22 PM

Low 36F, High 42F, 5-10mm of rain. How bad would it be to AutoX with Winter Tires instead of Summers?

TSM330i · 03-08-2012, 12:13 PM

DON'T DO IT!

Your winter tires aren't meant to be pushed like that in the corners. You'll have a better chance of getting grip from the high-performance tires if it's around 40 degrees than the snows.

ar_mike · 03-13-2012, 03:52 AM

I actually just had an autocross event with temps being low 40s with rain and I was on Michelin PA3 snows. They gripped better than I thought! Sat in some others' cars with summers on and it felt like they were slipping more than I was.

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ar_mike Driver 3 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 535i GT xDrive Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	I actually just had an autocross event with temps being low 40s with rain and I was on Michelin PA3 snows. They gripped better than I thought! Sat in some others' cars with summers on and it felt like they were slipping more than I was. __________________ 2012 BMW 535i GT xDrive \| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i
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