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Originally Posted by Speed-King
It's in so far significant, that much of the Porsche-controversy in GT last year was due to Pirelli's inability or unwillingness to develop a tire that was acceptable for the Porsches. Grand Am gave Porsche a number of rulesbreaks, but that wasn't enough to clean up the tire situation. So if Continental can come up with a tire that suits the Porsches as well as the other GT-cars (and early indications are it will) that could play a huge role in determining the GT-field of 2011.
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Can the same tire work well for all of the different types of cars in GT? I would think that the optimal tire for a rear engined car would be different from a tube frame front engined Camaro or Mazda. I guess they could make a compromise tire that is ok for both, but not great for either.
Does Continental provide a single compound for the entire season, or are they allowed to make changes throughout the year, as I'm sure racing on the oval at Daytona is a lot different than running on a traditional road circuit.