THE SCIENCE OF GRIP

In the tyre industry, UHP stands for “ultra-high performance”. It accurately describes the grip generated by the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R tyres fitted to the Porsche 911 GT3 RS I piloted around Ascari Racetrack in Spain.

I went hard on the brakes, turned in and felt the lateral force building to maximum at the apex. I opened the steering slowly upon exit and the instructor requested I feed in the power. My foot was already flat at this stage … slightly naughty, I know. With 383 kW channelled to those grippy 325-section rear gumballs, the lizard green GT3 catapulted down the straight with not so much as a squeal or