Fair points, and I was thinking something that looked more like a DOT legal "racing compound" [1] than an all out "Off Road" knobby tire. That might need a bit

Fair points, and I was thinking something that looked more like a DOT legal "racing compound" [1] than an all out "Off Road" knobby tire. That might need a bit of 'suspension' though to work effectively, I'm not certain. Sidewall flex to consider/design/etc. Yet another thing I've seen would be an integrated tire/wheel/flex approach like shown in some larger scale, experimental use cases [2]. Also, wouldn't higher grip/friction ratios enable using less tire material to get the same contact patch/grip otherwise achieved? Kind of seems like a logical hypothesis to me, though if there's a reasoning flaw hey would be game to see it for sure! [1] http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/toyo/toyo_proxes_r888_pdpcrop.jpg http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/toyo/toyo_proxes_r888_p... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wAvxQfusWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wAvxQfusWU