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  2. Rain tyre - Wikipedia

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    The treads of his wet tyres are visible. A rain tyre or wet tyre (spelt tire in American English, commonly shortened to wet) is a special tyre used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions. It is very similar in many ways to the tyres found on normal road cars. [1]

  3. Formula One tyres - Wikipedia

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    In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the 2007 European Grand Prix, the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the safety car in deep standing water due to the risk of aquaplaning. In very wet races, such as the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, the tyres are unable to provide a safe race due to the amount of water, and so the race can be red ...

  4. Racing slick - Wikipedia

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    Slick tyres can provide far more traction than grooved tyres on dry roads, but typically have far less traction than grooved tyres under wet conditions. Wet roads severely diminish the traction because of aquaplaning due to water trapped between the tyre contact area and the road surface. Grooved tyres are designed to remove water from the ...

  5. The 7 Best Road Bike Tires For Training and Race Day - AOL

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    Best Racing Tire for Wet Conditions: Specialized S-Works Turbo 2BR Easy-to-Setup Tubeless Tire: Schwalbe Pro One TLE Best All-Road Tires: Panaracer GravelKing Slick

  6. Glossary of motorsport terms - Wikipedia

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    Opposite of slick - used to describe a dirt-oval trackstate in which the surface is wet and fast. happy hour the last practice before a NASCAR Cup Series race. holeshot In motorcycle, off-road, and powerboat racing, the driver or rider who is first through the first turn at the start of a race, following a standing start.

  7. Tire tread - Wikipedia

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    Tires with a smooth tread (i.e., having no tread pattern) are known as slicks and are generally used for racing only, since they are quite dangerous if the road surface is wet. Street tires will also include wear limit indicators in the form of small raised bridges within the grooves.

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