[rtsteve]

ok, this one is important to me. I do not like the treaded tire. as a guy who's only done lappings for the last seven years, my opinion may be limited. I enjoyed the slick tire over the treaded tire. i think with the slick tire the ability to find the edge or limit was usually easier and more consistent. these tires now involve so much counter steering and correcting it seems more like a rally car than anything else. my one and only crash was with the treads. these treads seem better than the michelin's but just dont quite do it for me. for lappings I miss the old slick even though it wasnt that good of one. I think the treaded tire takes a chunk of skill out of the whole game. with a slick u can break harder but u have to break smarter also. I know some people would run them into the ground and abuse them but that doesnt seem fair to the others who took care of and enjoyed them.