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Originally Posted by Pete_vB
So I scrubbed in a set of Sport Maxx Race yesterday and got to try them cool for the first time today on the street. Basically what I'd expected: at 60 to 65 F ambient and cold the tires are very slippy on dry pavement. It's a very progressive breakaway, not snappy, so very catch-able. However you must be very aware that you're operating with what feels like ~2/3 the grip of a PSS. By low 70s F ambient and with some heat in the tire from regular freeway driving the grip has already picked up dramatically. At that point they grip almost as well as a Pilot Super Sport under similar conditions.
More to follow, but it seems like the crossover point in regular driving will be in the 80s F unless you're pushing the tires and building up heat. I probably won't get a chance to do that until this weekend.
They feel similar temperature wise to a Hankook R-S3 so far.
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Since you tried them on the street, can you comment on ride quality, noise etc. vs. both PSS and PS2, which are the common tyres on most 1Ms. I am not expecting them to be as comfortable but how much worse they are?
You think you already passed break-in mileage?
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