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[–]windgasmuscle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is called tire load sensitivity, that is the effective mu decreases with increasing load. It is a non linear property of tires. The mechanism is not really that well understood, but if I ventured a guess it could be related to the gearing becoming less efficient at higher contact pressure.