Originally Posted by b16aEGcivic
so if I launch at 5k on donuts up front, or I launch with a set of beefy tires, you mean to tell me that I will get the same traction because of weight. A wider tire distributes heat and weight over a great surface area, which produces more traction.
Well, it has to do more with the compound, wider tires are usually made of softer compound which provides for more traction. But would you get the same traction with a donut tire that's made of the same compound as a slick? No, because the tire overall would be too soft and will "chew up" under torque.