Thread: Race Tires 2017
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Old June 9th, 2017, 03:54 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Sirref View Post
I strongly prefer the dunlop alpha 13s over the pirellis in the wet or mixed conditions. That said I prefer true rain tires in any situation with rain coming down.

Conditions: Brand, Front/Rear
Dry hot: Pirelli, Sc1/Sc1
Dry hot: Pirelli/Dunlop Sc1/A13 (trackday setup)
Dry medium: Pirelli, Sc1/Sc2
Dry colder: Pirelli, Sc1(2 if below 50 degrees)/Diablo Rosso II (Haven't tried 3)
Wet (no dry line at all) Hot/medium/cold: Dunlop rain tires (don't know the exact model tire, just their current rain tire)
Mixed hot/medium/cold: Dunlop, A13
Interesting you combine the pirelli front with the A13 rear. The A13 front was always the one that gave out first for me, though it was always in a controllable way. I never went down when I rode the front past the limit, the feedback was pretty predictable. That said, the SC front would still be sticking when the A13 would start to slide.

I've always been a Pirelli guy and I believe the SC's are the best you can get. But man I just got tired of paying for it, and the A13's were almost as good.
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