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      09-09-2021, 11:31 PM   #16
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Longboarder…call TireRack and run your "underinflation gives better contact patch" theory by them. Last I knew it was true in sand and snow.
Under-inflating my Cup2's dramatically helps lap times in my GT3. Start pressure 25 front and 24 rear come in and bleed down after a few laps to maintain high 20's. Also on my 991 Turbo S low 20's in the rear gets the car to hook up on launch control 0-60mph in low 2's every time. At the manufacturer setting the tires spin wildly. So yeah, lower pressure = larger contact patch = better performance.
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