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Firstly, thank you Peter for moving this discussion from the calendar thread!
I doubt tyres have anything to do with the reduction in lap times in U2TC, as the requirement to use only Dunlop L or M section crossplies hasn’t changed, and second, since production moved away from the UK, the quality of the tyres, in my experience, has fallen.
What has happened, as I see it, is firstly that an increase in horsepower has been found in the Lotus twin Cam engine. Secondly, modern touring car preparers starting building cars using their high-tech facilities and expertise gained from BTCC and the like. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s moved the game on and made it difficult, if not impossible, for individuals and ‘traditional’ preparers to compete. Just add a current pro driver into the mix, and you’ve got a reduction in lap times....
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