[QUOTE]Originally posted by CypressMidWest
[B]Wow, That seems very different form my recent testing of tire compounds. I've always found that softer tires offer more forward traction and less lateral bite.

As an example, my car is generally TOO hooked up in the middle of the corner when running Grey rears, so I have moved to pink rears. The car now has TONS of forward traction, but remains more free in the middle of the turn allowing the car to carry more speed. The pinks are also less likely to "give up" rear bite before the end of the run . For some reason I never have had any luck with white rears, regardless of track conditions. They seem to get "greasy" around the seven minute mark.

I've also found that Purple fronts can get hot in extremely high bite conditions and glaze over, making them feel very erratic. I'm a big fan of Tan front tires as they seem to offer the handling characteristics of the Purple with the consistency of the Magenta compound.

Ian,

I agree.

Pink is a long wear rubber and actually lasts longer than a grey. Probably is also due to it being a little more hooked up and not sliding. I also find that more forward bit is given on a pink rear and since the rubber is softer it tends to have more side wall flex hence freeing up the rear end a little.

Wait a minnute. I am a touring car driver. NEVERMIND LOL