1/4 mile woe's

[dave r5]

hey guys

i went to north weild air strip on sunday for a test and tune day, and came back with some mixed emotions.

good bits were it drove there and drove home:)

bad bits were i just couldnt get any sort of grip.:mad:

ok the weather wasnt the best and the track was like polished pebbales but how can it be slowe this time round.

i even used a set of dunlop sliks wich made it slower tbh.
any way heres my question

HOW DO YOU GET A GOOD LAUNCH

tips and advice welcomed please

[Brigsy]

Buy some proper tyres mate, you will never look back;)

[5teve L]

As above.. & don't bother with North Weald, TBH it's not well known for grip :wasntme:

[dave r5]

yeah i agree its crap,
what tyres, i thought the dunlop sliks would be alot better than road tyres.
gearbox didnt help as i could only get 1 wheel to spin and warm up.

[5teve L]

Slicks need to get really hot to work well plus the sidewalls don't flex so the tyres just spin..... propper drag tyres are the way to low times... not cheap though.

[Scoff]

yes, as steve says, drag slicks and track slicks are 2 totally different things. cheap road tyres will out perform track slicks on the drag strip because cheap road tyres won't need heating to soften them. drag slicks have a compound that is soft from cold, so only need a brief burnout to scrub them up. the sidewalls are much softer to so that you end up with a much greater footprint on the ground compared with a super stiff track tyre. If you are racing on normal un-prepped tarmac then you probably want the SG compound R888 and a good burnout. On a prepped drag track you want a drag tyre, nothing else will come close. :)

[5teve L]

yes, as steve says, drag slicks and track slicks are 2 totally different things. cheap road tyres will out perform track slicks on the drag strip because cheap road tyres won't need heating to soften them. drag slicks have a compound that is soft from cold, so only need a brief burnout to scrub them up. the sidewalls are much softer to so that you end up with a much greater footprint on the ground compared with a super stiff track tyre. If you are racing on normal un-prepped tarmac then you probably want the SG compound R888 and a good burnout. On a prepped drag track you want a drag tyre, nothing else will come close. :)


:worship: :agree:

[Rob@Backyardracing]

this is what your looking to acheive

http://www.rtoc.org/files/Miscellaneous/millers%20car.jpg

road tyres, and track slicks dont do that :)

[HULK]

this is what your looking to acheive

http://www.rtoc.org/files/Miscellaneous/millers%20car.jpg

road tyres, and track slicks dont do that :)

Lol. :agree: but that's what makes drive shafts snap in half

[Rob@Backyardracing]

if you wanna go quick, gotta accept things will brake, wrong game otherwise :)