The road racers on the vette forum run faster times at road atlanta on 275's square vs 315's square. Same compound.
Contact patch for a given weight is always the same square inches.
Maybe, but three things i take away from that:
1. The vettes then need more horsepower
2. I bet a sixpack their 100-0 ft distance is less with the larger tires.
3. Tire pressure can effect contact patch, and the on track, tires aren't statically loaded , so it might be hard here on a keyboard to determine which set of tires are ideally pressured.
And "67"satisfaction Has a IMO valid restating of my position on the subject.