Originally Posted by pagani
They are street cars whit modded engines whit full interior full weight no aero mods just the bacic shape they come whit.
A drag radial is a street legal tire period just like semi slicks some drive whit those tires on the street.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/overv...dial/1161.html
We are talking dragracing here not road course stuff
That is a diffrent matter.
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No it is NOT different it is the same.
WHy do you think yo uneed to eductae me about drag radials, racing or cars in general? I do know all this already.
But I am sorry, i fyou have to CHANGE your tyres to DRAG RADIALS (even DOT tyres) to make your "record breaking run" then the car is NOT STREET STOCK.
It is RACE modified.
That is the point.
Have you ever seen a DOT drag radila tyre in real life? Or better yet, tried to drive one everyday on the street? Trust me, a DOT Drag Radial is NOT an everyday street tyre - therefore a DO drag radial equipped car is no longer STREET STOCK.
Thatis the point of a "10s street car" - the car need to be AS IT DRIVES on the STREET, not "tweaked or changed or setup or tuned" - just drive to the strip, set a time and drive home.
Like a Veyron as an example - not like a "10s Viper with drag radials".
People seemd to feel the need to justify their "street car" - no shame in admitting it needs to be changed to run fast, just be honest.
So, that Supra is NOT an "8.55s street car" - it would be lucky to be an 11s or 12s street car without some serious non-daily-driver tyres.
Again, dont kid yourself, people who say they "daily drive" with semi-slicks are full of shit. I knwo, I have semi-slicks on my car, and they are almost impossible to use in the rain on the street. So whenI have them on my car, it is not really a street car anymore.
This is just the reality of it all.
These cars are fast, no one is denying that this kids Supra is not fast, it is just not fast in the trim the popular fans of the car want to admit.