I am going to assume from your comments you have never driven a car with drag radials or one with a tire that was designed with nothing but racing in mind. The drag radial has one advantage over what you refer to as regular street tires and that is the relatively soft rubber compound. Yes it is possible to achieve fairly good results with a drag radial but I will assure you that it is still a big compromise from a true race tire. I have said this before and will say it again if you are not willing to abuse your car you aren't going to go fast. Our cars are heavy and have small motors without a great deal of torque so it takes rpm and lots of to go fast. Even with drag radials you will not be able to launch without spinning your tires. I have run quite a few passes in the 14.5-14.6 and have rarely had a launch without the tires spinning or bogging the motor. I can't tell you how much of an improvement the drag radials make because I haven't been to the track without them. If it ever cools off down here I will be able to tell you how much improvment a true race tire makes.
Last edited by CB99SVT; 10/09/02 01:28 AM.
