Sorry Chris..brain fade. They were BF Goodrich Gforce but obviously not R1's...LOL. Part about the grip in the rain is correct though since they are radials...ar..ar. Skippy runs them because they don't have time to change to rain tires in the schools if there is a downpour and they are much better wearing due to a hard compound.

That being said, the R1's would have been great for extra grip!