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New tyres, different temperatures, road contamination as mentioned all possible. It may also be the character of those tyres to grip grip grip, then just let go without a smooth progression. It's a common trait the more grippy tyres have. You did the right thing by standing on the brakes though. Tank slappers are the worst.
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Had a pretty scare event this weekend. The new tires i was warned could be pretty slippy when not warm but they seemed just fine previous days and had a lot more traction than my previous tires. But on sunday i was accelerating out of a corner and the tale just suddenly lost all traction in a way i have not previously experienced on this car. Was pretty scary as i was not expecting it at all and not really pushing it hard either. Im not a pro driver by any means but im not a super novice either.
So i was able to counter the first skid to the left but on the rebound i couldent hold it and i was on my way over to the other lane when i just had to brake to a halt and ended up sideways with half of the car in either lane .) Luckily no cars really close.. Had my pulse up a bit as well.
Can a few degrees outside and sun vs cloudy really make a big difference with ZR rated tires? It just felt really odd that it went sideways at this amount of speed and throttle. I should take it super easy in the rain i think..