I agree with Keith and Steve. I ran the second session only (and wasn't quite as quick as Keith) but I was pleasantly surprised by the way the tires handle. I got borderline ruined by having my first rain race experiences on A008's. I lost count of how many times I spun driving down a straightaway from hydroplaning. After that, I just chose to rarely run in the rain again. Now with the previous set of GY super-rains (only ran a good set at the Sprints this past year ... wow) and the current set, I think I finally understand what a car is supposed to feel like in the rain. Much, much more enjoyable.
I would prefer to have a dry weekend because TWS pack racing is awesome in the dry, but at least with GY rains, including this new set, I don't feel like the moment I leave the banking and hit a spot of standing water that I'm going to swap ends 4 times before ending up in the grass. Been there, done that.
No mas.
Here's hoping the next two days feel as good. It looks like we're going to see at least as much rain as today and Keith's best lap this afternoon was almost 30 seconds off a dry pole time in cold temps.