ABSOLUTELY ! Thats why me & several others have said if it starts to spin or get squirrelly GET OFF THE GAS... and even with RF tires you should be OK... a 12 sec car is not going to start spinning when your in 3rd gear.. its not that powerful..


Most 12 sec cars running on street tires get in trouble within the first 150 feet....

 

i ran 11s on the stock runflats, they are very good tires

 

Well It may be for some people. I have over 5000 runs in a 7 sec dragster and some seat time in a A/FC that runs 5.8. So I am sorry to offend you but my 12 sec car on runflats feels very slow. And I cant begin to think I could get in trouble on a dragstrip. Again

 

For those of us who have been racing a long time it is not a problem. Marc and I usually get warm up the track for the other guy But take a guy who does not race send him down the track with cold stock runflats inflated to 30psi on a cold track.....and it is possible to loose it. (TC off)

Remember that some guys panic, nail the brakes and swing the car right into the wall. There are many others who will drive right through wheel hop, Never lift , or bang second as the car is moving in the lane. If someone is unsure of what they are doing at the track find someone with experience and have a little chat

 

Apparently, you feel its a foregone conclusion something bad will happen. Do you believe in self-fulfilling prophecies?

Whether you're a drag racer or run road courses there's inherent risk. Your typical automobile insurance policy will not cover on-track accidents. You could buy specific racing 'event' insurance but its prohibitively expensive. Most of the road racing organizations I compete with provide liability coverage but you're on your own with respect to damage to your car (or damage you cause to someone else's car). If you race you must be prepared to accept the financial consequences for your own actions.

Just about everything involves some degree of risk. I enjoy road racing and I try to mitigate potential dangers to make it an acceptable risk. First, I'm prepared to eat the cost of the car in a worst case scenario (however unlikely it could happen). The organizations I compete under are very safety conscious...they go to great lengths to run a safe event. I drive with common sense and I rely on my driving skill. In road racing you just don't go out and push your car beyond its capability or your own. Learning to drive road courses is a process...it takes lots of seat time to evolve into a capable driver. I try to keep my car well maintained so a mechanical failure doesn't result in an incident. I also employ certain safety features in the car itself. I feel its more dangerous just driving to the track than it is running on the track.

Someone once told me "I don't regret the things in life I didn't buy but I regret the things I didn't do when I had the opportunity to do them." I don't want to get to a point in life where I physically can't do something (I want to do) and regret that I didn't do it. I understand the financial reality but IMO its a shame to let fear of risk prevent you from doing something you really want to do. If you don't feel drag racing is acceptably safe and/or if you're not prepared to accept the financial consequences in the unlikely event of an accident...don't drag race!

IMO you own a high performance car so you can enjoy its performance (in a reasonably safe manner). If you think drag racing is too dangerous, perhaps the parking lot autocross events would be something you'd feel safe doing. It takes driving skill to autocross well and you could enjoy the performance of your car in a more limited manner. It seems about the worst thing that can happen is a spinout. I hope you continue to enjoy your car as you want to do!