First time dragging
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First time dragging
I checked the search menu and didn't find much usefulness. I am going to the strip for the first time this saturday and was wondering how do you keep traction with street tires. The track looks slick and I have seen them spray a fluid to do burnouts on and watched a few funny cars slide. Any tips would be appreciated thanks
Le Mans Master
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I know I will get burned for this, but you should really try to search again, as it has come up plenty of times in the past how to drag race.
Too many variables to give you an answer other than search and read the threads.
Too many variables to give you an answer other than search and read the threads.
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From: O'Fallon Missouri
Auto or manual transmission?
Go around the water box. Don't heat the tires, no smokey burnouts. Once around the water, turn the tires over to clean off, then stage.
Most tracks spray down DHT as a track prep.
Go around the water box. Don't heat the tires, no smokey burnouts. Once around the water, turn the tires over to clean off, then stage.
Most tracks spray down DHT as a track prep.
Last edited by STL94LT1; May 21, 2006 at 09:16 PM.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by C4driver99
auto......Mr nuke i have smoked in the past so **** u
...Which explains your brain's misfiring.. Either way your question STILL makes no sense.. ps. I won't be checking this useless thread anymore as you are either stoned out of your witts or it's a gag-thread..
Melting Slicks
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From: Severna Park MD
Originally Posted by C4driver99
I checked the search menu and didn't find much usefulness. I am going to the strip for the first time this saturday and was wondering how do you keep traction with street tires. The track looks slick and I have seen them spray a fluid to do burnouts on and watched a few funny cars slide. Any tips would be appreciated thanks
That's why you want to drive around the water box with street tires, keep the water off your fronts. Your fronts could pick up enough water to lay in front of your rears at the line, and kill your own launch.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Gallatin TN
well for me...
I always drive around the water... dry hop the tires to clean the tread.. roll up to stage.... flush the converter... stall it up just bit .. wait for the last yellow and let her rip... lol
Gosh I miss doing that...
I always drive around the water... dry hop the tires to clean the tread.. roll up to stage.... flush the converter... stall it up just bit .. wait for the last yellow and let her rip... lol
Gosh I miss doing that...
Le Mans Master
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They put water down in the water box for burnouts. They spray VHT down to make the track STICKY.
It looks slipperier then it is.
On street tires, don't go thru the water!
You can do a small burnout on your street tires to get them a bit more sticky for your launch & better your 60' times.
I wouldn't floor it off the line on street tires as you'll probably "sit & spin".
Hope this helps.
Ron
It looks slipperier then it is.
On street tires, don't go thru the water!
You can do a small burnout on your street tires to get them a bit more sticky for your launch & better your 60' times.
I wouldn't floor it off the line on street tires as you'll probably "sit & spin".
Hope this helps.
Ron