Asymmetric tread for a tire

An asymmetric directional tread for a tire wherein the tread when configured annularly has an axis of rotation, a tread width TW, first and second lateral edges and an equatorial plane centered between the edges, the tread comprising a plurality of ground engaging tread elements separated by grooves, the grooves comprising one wide circumferentially continuous groove having a width W, located in a range of 25% to 40% of the tread width TW from the first lateral edge, a plurality of circumferentially continuous grooves of an intermediate width between greater than 1/3 and 3/4W, at least one circumferentially continuous groove narrower than the intermediate width groove having a width 1/10 to less than 1/3W, the wide groove located between circumferential grooves of a lesser width and the narrow grooves being axially located in proximity to and axially between a lateral edge and a circumferential groove of greater width, a first set of lateral grooves extending angularly from the second lateral edge to a first axially inner end location of the first set of lateral grooves in proximity of the equatorial plane, the axially inner end location being within 5% of the tread width from the equatorial plane and intersecting at least one circumferential groove, the lateral grooves of the first set having an intermediate width of 1/3 to 3/4W over a distance between 50% and 100% of the length of the lateral groove, a second set of lateral grooves oppositely angled over a majority of the length of the groove relative to the lateral grooves of the first set, the lateral grooves of the second set extending from the first lateral edge to an axially inner end location of the second set of lateral grooves in proximity of the equatorial plane, the axially inner end location of the second set of lateral grooves being within 5% of the tread width from the equatorial plane, the second set of lateral grooves having a width between 1/8 and 1/2W the width of the first set of lateral grooves being greater than the width of the second set of lateral grooves.