M/T drag radials at the track

[Shirl]

Re: M/T drag radials at the track

perfect... Im gunna have to wait until atleast friday, I called and they said they cancelled thursdays event because of lack of attendance...

How do you/would you signal the techies?

Just look over at the guy telling you what to do and put a finger up and point down. He'll know what you mean.

And this is going to be a dumb question, but...I go around the water box, back into it, then pull out of it, then do the burnout right?

Go around the water box, back up into it and do the burnout IN the water. They will back you up into the correct spot and tell you when you're done.
When done, either burn out of the box onto the dry area OR pull up a little and do a dry hop spinning the tires a few times. I would recommend a dry hop to make sure the tires aren't wet and to assure the best grip.

[bigbrian442]

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do the burnout IN the water. .

If you do this you will have the wheel wells dripping water on the tires and the track when you pull to the line.

Get the tires wet and pull out of the water before you do your burnout.

[Shirl]

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If you do this you will have the wheel wells dripping water on the tires and the track when you pull to the line.

Get the tires wet and pull out of the water before you do your burnout.

It's not like you're going into a terrential down pour or something. It's called a burnout box for a reason. The little bit of water/rubber ends up on your rear quarter panels. (Well, sometimes it's a lot). So Letzride, put some extra wax back there. ;)

[Skinny]

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I have to agree that the burnout should not be done IN the water box. I roll through (skinnies on front) the box and burnout just on the other side of it. In fact, if you're doing burnouts in the water here (Gainesville), they'll tell you to pull forward. With your setup (street tires in front) I would go around the box and back up into it, then pull forward out of the water and do your burnout.

[Shirl]

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I have to agree that the burnout should not be done IN the water box. I roll through (skinnies on front) the box and burnout just on the other side of it. In fact, if you're doing burnouts in the water here (Gainesville), they'll tell you to pull forward. With your setup (street tires in front) I would go around the box and back up into it, then pull forward out of the water and do your burnout.

Try both methods and see which works better. ;) Basically, though, you need to go around the water and back into it. Again, have the techie help you!! They will know exactly where to direct you.

[LETZRIDE]

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If you have the stock front tires then it would be a good idea to go around the water and then back up.

It is always a good idea to balance your tires. Remember your going to be driving on these at a higher rate of speed then a normal street tire.

see the people I talked to said that if you balance them, as soon as you do your first burn out, they'll be unbalanced again... I dunno...I've never used this kinda tire/rim before

When done, either burn out of the box onto the dry area OR pull up a little and do a dry hop spinning the tires a few times. I would recommend a dry hop to make sure the tires aren't wet and to assure the best grip.

What is a dry hop, and how do you do it?

[LETZRIDE]

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guys is it safe to run the ET streets in the back, and regular radials in the front...I've read that you shouldnt mix radial and bias-ply tires? Am I safe in doing this???

[caspernicus]

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You'll be fine.

[bigbrian442]

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see the people I talked to said that if you balance them, as soon as you do your first burn out, they'll be unbalanced again... I dunno...I've never used this kinda tire/rim before

If that were true, you would be re balancing your everyday tires every 5000 miles. Your also taking the same amount off around the entire outside of the tire, not just one side.

What is a dry hop, and how do you do it?

A quick launch, lift and brake. It's kinda a test launch before you get to the line.

[bigbrian442]

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guys is it safe to run the ET streets in the back, and regular radials in the front...I've read that you shouldnt mix radial and bias-ply tires? Am I safe in doing this???

I would try to avoid locking the brakes up and not drive in the rain like that. But you should be fine. Any drag tire in the rain is almost like driving on ice.

[LETZRIDE]

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ok...i'll swing em by the shop before I got up tommorrow...thanks guys...hopefully i'll have a 13 second post soon enough...

[LETZRIDE]

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I would try to avoid locking the brakes up and not drive in the rain like that. But you should be fine. Any drag tire in the rain is almost like driving on ice.

alright good...I will only be swapping these on at the track anyways...

One other thing...when I had them on the other day...they don't rub or anything when driving...although the rear bottom part of the fender is within an inch of the tire...it did sound like something was rubbing when I was breaking...that part of the fender is plastic...should I be worried?



Heres a pic of them on the car btw guys....

[bigbrian442]

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Did you see any marks from them rubbing the body?

[LETZRIDE]

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no marks on the tires or car no...but I could hear a FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP...when I was slowing down...fastest I had the car with them on was 60km/h....just a little concerned if I was slowing down from 190-200km/h....

[Skinny]

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Look closely at the lower rear fender right behind the tire. It's hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like it could be pretty close to the tire, and even closer under heavy braking. Do you have adjustable lower control arms? If you do, you could shorten them up a bit to bring the rear end forward some.