Don't cheap out between you and the ground. Beds, shoes, tires all apply.
I recently got some Michelin CrossClimate 2s on my commuter, and while a bit rough on the road, I subjectively felt improvement in control and it performs very well in wet conditions common to my location where I often drive miles in standing water.
Totally agree! A good set of tires makes the whole difference on a vehicle.
A few winters ago some friends and my wife and I all went up in the winter to a cabin all with equally capable vehicles. We spent a good bit on tires for it and they all used their all weather/summer tires. Our SUV didn't flinch, they struggled and one got stuck multiple times.
Thank you! I love knowing that's a badge of honor. My lateral g force maxed out at 0.96, the specs says on these wheels it'll go to 1.05 so I definitely left some time on the track. But my for first time ever I feel really good about it.
To be fair I put 150 laps on this track in this car in the simulator first so I knew my breaking and turning points pretty well. I don't think I had a perfect lap but I had a few near perfect turns.
I pushed the car to its limits for the first time, and now I'm thinking about getting a more capable car. I don't need faster down the straights but more communication in steering, more planted with better rotation.
I tried to do the same before my first track day but I couldn't find my third world country economy car version of the golf 4 (a gol power) anywhere as a mod for asseto Corsa so I had to train with an alpha mito with a 50% restrictor lol
Still didn't feel the same but at least it helped me know the course
Funnily enough driving a real car is a lot easier, the only thing harder is the manual vs the paddle shifter