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.