MT Drag Radial tires...how many passes?

[REDGAR]

Just got a set of 315/16" tires and they have been working super. However, not I am around 35 passes and all of a sudden, hooking has become very inconsistent. Track conditions may not have been the best lately with the heat but still it has happened on various days, tracks and launch rpms.

My car is a mid 10-second car. I would usually get about 60-90 passes out of the bias ply ET street.


How long are you keeping your ET Street radials?

[BlownChevyII]

I have put over 70 passes on a set of them.  My current tires have about 50-60 passes on them and are 1.5 years  old.  Tire still work. 

[1SlowFormula]

Edgar, how much street driving if any have you put on them?

[REDGAR]

Zero.
From the garage to the trailer

[1SlowFormula]

That's strange, my M/T drag radials, have about 30 passes and 200 street miles on them and they still hook up, but then again I am slower... 

[badbee]

i have only gotton between 30 and 40 passes on a set. before they start to get inconsistent.  ive been running them since they came out.    ive also noticed on my car,  when they start to go they go away quick.

[REDGAR]

See that is exactly what  I am thinking too.  Did super awesome for in the earlier life but now probably 8 of the last 10 passes have had some issue either breaking free on the the hit or on the shift to second

[Matt Jewell]

Our Real Street cars a year or 2 ago would go through 2-3 sets of slicks per year (high 8 to mid 9 second cars) and most were 3100 lbs and heavier. Once the M.T. E.T. radials came out, same cars would typically go all season on 1 set of tires ( stiffer sidewall does wonders). I've kept track of this because my tire sales were more than cut in half.

[REDGAR]

Hmm, that seems to be opposite from what I was thinking.

Hopefully I hook well at Cecil and can write it off to bad track conditions and be happy all over again.

Thanks.

[Jimmy Biggs]

Edgar contact Jason Moulton at Mickey Thompson..... he is head Guru at R&D there and a YWN sponsor/friend.... JMoulton@MickeyThompsonTires.com  he's a walking book on MT Products

[pokadot1]

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My car is a mid 10-second car. I would usually get about 60-90 passes out of the bias ply ET street.




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I have seen you make almost that many passes at a NSCA event last Year!
 I have about 100 runs on the mustang with no change in 60 foot.   Gary has the same tire on his Challenger and has your problem with less then 30 passes.  I say it in the burn out. I hardly get them hot. and he makes them smoke.

  Cliff

[Perk]

Last year I hardcore burned out and I used one set last season.. There had to be 100 passes on them

[REDGAR]

Thanks for the help.

[Styno]

! have about 30 passes on my radials and they look worn out, right to the wear tabs.
Do you guys use them after that? My 1.29 60ft was on the last pass i made on them. I have a new set hear, should I change them!!

[BlownChevyII]

I,ve run them till they were totally bald and still got 1.29 60's on them.  3500lbs 8.70's

[Styno]

Wow, is it possible they work better that way???

[Perk]

Wow, is it possible they work better that way???

I can tell you I ran mine until they were bald.. No cords  but bald... I know they worked better and better each pass.

[REDGAR]

Perk if you have some time to tomorrow and want to help me out maybe make sure I am doing the burnout thing right I would really appreciate it.

[Perk]

Perk if you have some time to tomorrow and want to help me out maybe make sure I am doing the burnout thing right I would really appreciate it.

Look me up tomorrow.. Sounds like we are going to be running like crazy.. Hope we have enough time to cool down..