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A heat cycle is a session, every time you go out.
I am not going to say the SC3 won't heat cycle out, but I remember wearing them out before they'd get cycled out. I think if you have any question in the quality of the tire and you know they've got some time on them, then maybe a new set is in order. My last set of Hoosiers were definitely falling off fast around 18-20 heat cycles, and my current set has 9 and I already started to get some push. You can drive them to the cords knowing they aren't as grippy or change them, it's really what your goals are. I change them early usually.
The tires could have been cycled, or someone in front of you could have dropped a little fluid. There's some corners that you go into having complete confidence in the grip, but mentally I try to always think, on every corner, that the car may lose grip and try to feel for that little slide starting to happen. If you went through some fluid it's highly unlikely you were gonna save it, snap oversteer will definitely surprise you.
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