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Re: Drag Radials
Again, what part of the TRUTH and the FACTS don't you like?
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Always good for a laugh. LOL
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We start at 20 on our DOT drag radials and go up from there based on track conditions. If you can slip into the 22ish range as stated earlier you'll be better off. Keep bumping it up until it spins and then come back down. From my experience they don't need much of a burn-out. Ours are Hoosier 28" x 11" x 16" on a 3200lb. C5 that runs mid 11s with a 1.53 60'. I've never noticed any "dancing" on the top end (only 113mph) with bias ply front tires but I've heard that before. We really like the Hoosiers and have used them on other cars before. Even though they say DOT it's pretty much a slick with two very thin narrow grooves.
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Oh, but we didn't have radials then, as you know, we used 7 inch cheaters that we usually had to put on jack stands and file them down.....I still have the scars... And I am sure that my 56 Chevy went faster than a 1.27 60 ft.....but we just didn't have any short times then..LOL
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These guys are funny....
here's what I can say and know for truth 78 Volare 318 auto at 3375 lbs on same day same track went from 12.68 w/ 15 lbs in bias ply to Hoosier Radial at 20 lbs and picked up 7 and 1/2 hundredths. went 12.605 . Air ,wind,driver BS all same. Hope this goes to your original question. |
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truthfull info for sure scott and typical results with low HP/low torque light weight cars.
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Jump on in to Class Racing....the water is fine.
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