Competition Masquerading as a street truck

[Fletcher]

"The F-350 pulled into the staging lane. This late model F-350 pulled up the line running 35" drag slicks on all 4 wheels. The Christmas tree lit yellow and this behemoth belched smoke from it's 8 inch exhaust”



I'm not to sure who's truck this is however, here's four reasons why this defiantly isn't a street legal truck, Yeehaw, I should start running those D-1 Goodyear's

 

[tall1]

"The F-350 pulled into the staging lane. This late model F-350 pulled up the line running 35" drag slicks on all 4 wheels. The Christmas tree lit yellow and this behemoth belched smoke from it's 8 inch exhaust”



I'm not to sure who's truck this is however, here's four reasons why this defiantly isn't a street legal truck, Yeehaw, I should start running those D-1 Goodyear's

I thought you can run slicks on the drag strip, Can you run slicks on the road ? and why not?

 

[Fletcher]

I thought you can run slicks on the drag strip, Can you run slicks on the road ? and why not?

In the street legal category, you must run "DOT" approved tires. If you show up to an NHRA street legal drag event w/ slicks, you won't make it through tech, they will NOT allow you to run. DOT tires; synonymous w/ tread, traction perforation facilitating water removal from collecting thus, preventing hydro planning. Basically, it's advantageous to run slicks due to the enhanced traction gain…. :-laf

 

[justinp20012500]

So I can pass tech with four of these "DOT" Cheater slicks???



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Might be a good investment.



Now I just have to figure out how to get a good 4 wheel burnout to get them hot and sticky

 

[Fletcher]

So I can pass tech with four of these "DOT" Cheater slicks???



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Might be a good investment.



Now I just have to figure out how to get a good 4 wheel burnout to get them hot and sticky

WOW, that looks nice ! Where's the tread?

 

[ob1kobi]

That does seem like an odd cheater slick, normally they have some kind of groove in them that makes them DOT legal.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I'm assuming that's just a stock M&H photo of one of their slicks... the DOT's have gotta have legal "tread" depth.



Forrest

 

[jerrethomas]

usually those street legal slicks have like a 1/16th of an inch grove in them. usually there is 2 or 3 grooves in each tire. To me it's just bascily a slick. It's not gonna disperse that much water with a little groove like that.

 

[HOSS]

DOT aproved slicks also have a harded rubber compound so they do not have quite the traction a "real" slick has and they can handle the abuse of road debris a little better.

 

[R-N-R]

Check this out!



Designed For Dry Pavement Racing Only



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[Rhondasway]

usually those street legal slicks have like a 1/16th of an inch grove in them. usually there is 2 or 3 grooves in each tire. To me it's just bascily a slick. It's not gonna disperse that much water with a little groove like that.

Yeah, to those of us who don't run them, they do seem basically the same, buuuuuut technically (when it comes to setting records) that little bit of tread matters a lot!

 

[Teamropin983]

Bill

Yer fibbin now,it's 2 wheel drive and an F250(white) :{

 

[Fletcher]

Bill

Yer fibbin now,it's 2 wheel drive and an F250(white) :{

Can you imagine what an advantage that is to launch your 4x4 with traction from all four tires Your 60ft times must be phenomenal (this is where you cash in on ET) Full-blown slicks and lockers, I defiantly went down the wrong road. If I had it to do over again, I would buy an F-453 Duramax Excursion 4x4 dully w/ hatch back sliding windows.

 

[pwerwagn]

I would buy an F-453 Duramax Excursion 4x4 dully w/ hatch back sliding windows.

Are those the ones with the edge-comp'd 12V's?? I bet the 8" exhaust he's running added a good 156 hp.



We did a recent "test" of sorts between a set of M&H racemaster slicks, ET-streets, and bfg drag radials. This was on a turbo'd mazda miata (nations quickest, BTW). The bfg drag radials, being the most "water friendly", had short times comparable to the ET-streets. The ET-streets were usually around . 05 quicker in the 60. the quickest times he pulled were with the slicks, by almost 1/10 over the "DOT" tires.

Another thing, some strips will not allow you to go in the waterbox if you are running "DOT" tires. they say that the water will get in the voids and eventually, the line will be wet.

 

[RacinDuallie]

Can you imagine what an advantage that is to launch your 4x4 with traction from all four tires Your 60ft times must be phenomenal

Fletcher-

SIX- traction from ALL 6 tires!!!LOL



:-laf

 

[Fletcher]

Fletcher-

SIX- traction from ALL 6 tires!!!LOL



:-laf

That does sound weird. As you can tell, I'm not an English major. :-laf

 

[RacinDuallie]

Can you imagine what an advantage that is to launch your 4x4 with traction from all SIX tires Your 60ft times must be phenomenal (this is where you cash in on ET) Full-blown slicks and lockers

There I fixed it for ya! :-laf

 

[Fletcher]

There I fixed it for ya! :-laf

Thanks, my two brain cells with separate zip codes needed fixing :-laf

 

[DRAG DIESEL]

Thanks, my two brain cells with separate zip codes needed fixing :-laf

Well put. :-laf

 

[RacinDuallie]

We have braincells??!