[DBII]

I got caught in a heavy downpour with the NT05’s. Use some common sense and you can survive. No way I’d do 70 though. I held it to 55 and under.

I was lucky. I was running on a two lane road with a pronounced crown and I could hug the right of the left lane to avoid the standing water. I also ran a little to the right of the worn tire paths and watched the road ahead like a hawk. I do know my journey started in Minnesota and temperatures were just above freezing and I took corners very gingerly at that temperature. Once the rain started it was already in the high 70s in southern Alabama

 

[DBII]

You are lucky. At closed tracks, let alone public roads, I have seen nearly zero people including myself that would attempt to use Cup 2’s in anything wet, and certainly anything cold. I live in MN.

NT05’s are passenger tires designed for the rain. Cup 2’s are competition tires NOT designed for the rain. NT05R’s are sold on the SS, so unless it says you cannot drive in the rain, you are probably ok, but be careful, your grip on the road is not much! Taking any performance tire out in less than 40-45 degrees is never a good idea for several reasons. That is why my Redeye has got out for ONE good drive since October here in MN the past seven months.

Yes. I had to get home and beat an incoming snow fall. The cold freaked me out the most, I did not trust lateral traction at all and treated driving in the cold the same as I would driving a regular car in the snow. The rain wasn't so bad, but hydroplaning was constantly on my mind and I figured out how to avoid the standing water on that particular stretch of road. The GT500 is not a daily driver-so I can take it out only on the best weather days, but I had to get home from the dealership I purchased it from. I did feel comfortable enough cruising at 70 though in the warm rain and I did that for nearly 3 hours without incident. So like the famous saying goes- "I know it works in practice, but what about in theory" LOL

 

[DBII]

Oh man, I would have been real tired, and would have been worried about every mile. Really; good job getting that trip done.

Thank you. Worst part was a little road rage I had to deal with in a town in Alabama. A beast of a woman took a dislike to my bright yellow GT500 and came up real close behind at an exaggerated rate of speed when I was in the turning lane to enter a gas station. She had nothing to lose, but I would have suffered a fair loss if I had a Carfax reportable incident. She made quite the impression on me-luckily not on my car LOL