Dave, I second your question, especially in the case of Nitto or BFG drag
radial street tires. Maybe the problem is that they are not speed rated?
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:31 AM
Subject: Tires
> ECTA tech guys. What is the reasoning behind not using a drag race rear
tire at
> Maxton? The surface seems suitable and they have been run to over 330 mph
in TF
> cars. At 200 mph the 'extra' time that they are used for 1 mile compared
to 1/4
> miles seems as though it would be only seconds more. It does seem as
though the
> high hp cars would be able to hook up better and actually treat it like it
is, a
> 1 mile drag race.
> Dave Dahlgren
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