Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
tongue in cheek,
"follow the leader." blindly.
"if formula cars benefit from them on the track, think of what it can
do for me, on public roads! never mind if my top speed is but a fraction
of their cruising speeds."
heh heh.
In the States, the giant wheel thing is done for looks. Gets me into vicious arguments with fellow Yanks, as I never do anything where the rubber meets the road for 'looks'.

And I do understand a few things about narrow vs wide tires that most folks don't realize.