What began as a way to clean the tires became part of the starting line
ritual. You can get the same smoking effect with water, which is what is
used now. It is done mainly for the crowd-pleasing effect. And no, wheel
spin is not good off the line when it is for real. Drag tires are relatively
low pressure and have a lot of sidewall wrap in them to take up some of the
shock of acceleration. They also "grow" in diameter under power.,
Tom Butters
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