Personally I was very impressed with the way my pilot powers handled the rain at VIR at the end of july this year... The first 2 sessions it was raining pretty good, had slowed down by the 3rd a bit and had stopped after the third during the lunch break... 4th session was after lunch and the track was already half dry. 4th session was my little mishap and that was completely rider error... Tires didnt slip at all on the track... I can speak from personal experience that they suck on wet grass, however.
If you have the extra set of rims, it makes sense, but plenty of people ride out there with regular tires, and its not bad at all... I actually look forward to doing it again because it forces you to rearrange your priorities from a normal track day...
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