Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
Hindsight is 20/20. Glad what you did worked for you. I have found that true mud tires although not ideal work fine in all conditions, they really shine in deep sticky slimy mud., pretty much what your OP identified.
My estimation about the conditions was based on local reports earlier in the week, and some serious mud issues on the course last year. Thankfully, things turned out better than expected, and this year's route avoided some of last year's trouble spots. This was about preparing myself for the worst with what I had on-hand at the time. Buying another set of tires was not in the cards. In hindsight, I would run this setup again in worse conditions. In the few really soft and soupy sections we did have, the Pirellis did very well.