Asymmetric tire tread with two aquachannels

An asymmetric tire tread when in an annular configuration for a tire comprising first, second, and third circumferentially extending zones, said zones having edges which are parallel to the equatorial plane of the tire and said edge between the first zone and second zone is in the center of a first aquachannel and said edge between the second zone and third zone is in the center of a second aquachannel, the second zone being disposed between the first zone and the third zone,

• (1) said first zone having a width of between 35 percent and 48 percent of the width of said tire tread, said first zone having a net-to-gross ratio between 55 percent and 70 percent, a plurality of substantially laterally extending wide grooves extending inward from said first aquachannel to the nearest tread edge, each laterally extending wide groove having a centerline being oriented such that the centerline forms an angle of between 30 degrees and 80 degrees at a point where the centerline merges with the first aquachannel;
• (2) the width of the second zone being between 20 and 30 percent of the width of said tire tread, said second zone having a net-to-gross ratio between 38 percent and 48 percent, a plurality of wide grooves laterally extending from said first aquachannel across said second zone to the second aquachannel, said wide grooves in the second zone having a centerline being oriented such that the centerline forms an angle of between 155 degrees to 170 degrees at the point the centerline merges with the first aquachannel and an angle of from between 10 degrees to 25 degrees at the point where the centerline merges with said second aquachannel;
• (3) the width of the third zone being between 25 and 40 percent of the width of said tire tread and having a net-to-gross ratio between 50 percent and 66 percent with a plurality of laterally extending wide groove segments extending axially outwardly from said second aquachannel to the nearest tread edge, each laterally extending wide groove having a centerline being oriented such that the centerline forms an angle between 25.degree. and 40.degree. at the point where the centerline merges with the second aquachannel.