please vote if you feel it is noteworthy to list the two types of tires separately on the official times thread. its pretty obvious IMO

 

<_< obviously.

 

yes, they are very different

 

very different.

 

If you have stock axls i would go with drs because they dont hook as hard as slicks.If you have dss axls and a good clutch i would go with slicks.

 

rofl read the thread.

 

IMO, they belong in the same thread. Reason being, each car is modded differently as per their drivers/owners preferences. The same goes with slicks v. drag radials. People just have different opinions. Just like the LNF guys prefer turbo and the LSJ guys prefer sc. And, before the LNF guys jump in about how they can't run slicks, they will find a way if they really want them that bad. Each car has its benefits and its downsides, especially when it comes to tuning, modding, and racing. Slicks v drag radials are a part of that equation.

 

They shouldn't be different because in drag radials alone there is a huge difference, you have your standard BFG or Nitto, and then you have your Hoosier and MT Et Streets, which belong in a different class then the standard radials.

Kevin

 

ask any racer...any REAL racer... RADIALS AND SLICKS ARE DIFFERENT!!!!!

lawllllsss!!!!1111oneoneoen

 

et streets are slicks, not radial tires. Any tire that is bias ply is not a street type tire. Drag radials are not bias ply, therefore they are a street type tire.

you need to do more research. There is a sticky that you should read at the top of this section. Your opinion is somewhat inaccurate.

This change has been added to the top 10 thread due to popular vote.

IMO though, whatever morons voted "no" should be banned for stupidity.

 

i have drag radials. there called drag radials and thats what the order said and the sticker when i got them. would you call them drag radials or cheater slicks? the company calls them drag radials so to me there drag radials cause there d.o.t. and i can drive around on them daily.

 

Hoosier drag radials are technically drag radials, as they qualify for street classes, and you can say you have drag radials, but they are almost a slick, and certainly different then the BFG or Nitto tires, so if your going to separate radials and slicks, you need to decide what to do about tires like that, and the M&H Cheater Slicks for example.

Kevin

 

yeah i have hoosier drag radials that are d.o.t. street legal so i am going to have to say there drag radials.

 

Obviously, they are different.

But honestly, as far as the 1/4 Times Thread, I don't think you really need list them separately.

 

it didn't matter to me, but hatrickstu whined about it. So I told him to make a poll. As per the poll, we now have them separate.

Just because it's DOT legal doesn't mean it's safe to drive on. I bias ply tire isn't a radial tire, even if the company calls it that.

Hoosier DOT drag radials are slicks.

 

hey esse, deh say drag radials right on tha sticker that comes with them. don be tryin to cheat me esse

 

they are bias ply. they are slicks. You will also get a ticket from a cop if you drove them on the street.

 

d.o.t. legal mo fo !

it ok to call you essee?

 

DOT legal doesn't mean that it's ok to drive on the street. that's more of a class thing at the track. It keeps you from being upped a class since they are DOT legal. NO, don't call me right now. I'm just taking a break from painting the kitchen.

 

ok ok ok ok fine

lol no more calls for you. you no like hearing my voice anymore

 

I'm painting my kitchen trying to get the house ready to sell. Now I'm off to bed. Call you tomorrow.

 

ralli, you're right. most DOT track tires aren't meant to be driven on the street. period. HOWEVER. because they are dot rated...they aren't a slick. the bracket class i race in at the local track is DOT TIRE ONLY. NO SLICKS. but i've seen many hoosier dot radials, M/T ET Streets, and many other tires that are so close to being a slick its rediculous. but because they're DOT rated....they aren't a slick.

doesn't matter what they're contructed of. if its labeled as a radial...its a radial. if its labeled as a slick...its a slick. m&h "cheater" slick=radial...its dot rated. very highly not recomended to be street driven. but its rated.

thats just my oppinion on it. ...and also many tracks as well.

 

LMFAO!!!! WIN

 

that's inaccurate info. Yes, at the track those tires meet the DOT requirements. But, they are still illegal to drive on the street. I've gotten a ticket for driving on my ET streets. Even went to court for it.

Bias ply is a slick. end of discussion.

 

isn't that where all of this info, and all the times in the 1/4-1/8 mile thread are at...the track? ...where radials and slicks aren't the same thing....