First time dragging
05-21-2006, 08:45 PM
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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
05-21-2006, 08:53 PM
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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.
05-21-2006, 09:13 PM
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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.
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05-21-2006, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by C4driver99
i just wanted to know what they spray down to make the track slick so i wont loose control and wreck sorry for being stupid
WTH are you smoking?
05-21-2006, 09:43 PM
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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..
05-21-2006, 11:29 PM
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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.
05-21-2006, 11:34 PM
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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...
05-22-2006, 05:42 PM
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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