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Old 07-26-2012, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Dimis View Post
Seemingly Billboards were grippy enough to beat modern Y or Z rated tires on a 458

Shelby Cobra 427 vs Ferrari 458 Italia - YouTube

So depends what you want...
If it's an excuse to justify a set of Billboards then YES they are good enough IMHO, however, if you're racing for cattle farms you may find others more suitable.
The Cobra had road racing slicks, not the 'billboards' as we know them. I have had a couple different sizes of M/T drag radials and they work great. That being said my Avons hook up just as well....at 2.5 times the cost of the drag radial.
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