Going to the track.......on street tires

[cobra2798]

Just wondering if there is anything I can do to hook? would doing a burnout or lrtting pressure out of street tires be of any use? Im gonna get BFG drags but just dont got the cash right now and I wanna see what the car can do. Thanks for the help.

 

[mob]

Set them at about 25-28 psi, and just spin the tires, maybe a 1 second burnout, you just wanna get any little things like gravel, dirt, etc. off the tires. Heating up street tires dosent do anything, so a burnout is pointless and just wastes tread. AVOID the water box as much as possible, its really wet all around the water box especially at OSW, try to not touch any of it. When you get up to the line, rev to like 1500 and slip the clutch, and floor it once you get traction. Doing exactly that Ive gotten a 2.0 on almost bald street tires. Every car is different, so youll have to see what works for you car, but there are some tips on things NOT to do.

 

[cobra2798]

Set them at about 25-28 psi, and just spin the tires, maybe a 1 second burnout, you just wanna get any little things like gravel, dirt, etc. off the tires. Heating up street tires dosent do anything, so a burnout is pointless and just wastes tread. AVOID the water box as much as possible, its really wet all around the water box especially at OSW, try to not touch any of it. When you get up to the line, rev to like 1500 and slip the clutch, and floor it once you get traction. Doing exactly that Ive gotten a 2.0 on almost bald street tires. Every car is different, so youll have to see what works for you car, but there are some tips on things NOT to do.

Thanks man, im gonna be doing some practicing to find out what works best for me, I aint got the dough for tires right now so I may just wind up having to use the street tires

 

[352Ford2]

Set them at about 25-28 psi, and just spin the tires, maybe a 1 second burnout, you just wanna get any little things like gravel, dirt, etc. off the tires. Heating up street tires dosent do anything, so a burnout is pointless and just wastes tread. AVOID the water box as much as possible, its really wet all around the water box especially at OSW, try to not touch any of it. When you get up to the line, rev to like 1500 and slip the clutch, and floor it once you get traction. Doing exactly that Ive gotten a 2.0 on almost bald street tires. Every car is different, so youll have to see what works for you car, but there are some tips on things NOT to do.

I secound that, but I drop my air pressure a little more (usaly around 15-20) depending on the wheel tire combo. Do not burn off in the water box with street tires. Do a couple burn offs whith diffrent air pressures to figure out the best one. also put some fuel in the tank, that helps a little. For my stock 94 cobra I usaly launch around 1,500 as well and burn the clutch (about half engagment) with the gas petal at about half to keep the revs up (around 2-2500) for the first 1/4 of first gear and then dump it and floor it.

 

[Flavadave4]

I ususally run 15-20 psi.....ride the clutch off the line until you get moving. Stomp on it and start banging gears!

Have fun.....its a blast!

 

[1990Coupe]

i have slicks, should i avoid the water box too and to a small burnout? or should i heat them babys up!

 

[25thmustang]

For my street tire runs (only ran one event, and had consistent 2.0 60's expect one 2.2 getting too aggressive off the line) here is what I did.

Drive around the water, and backed up in front of it (not into it). First gear heel/toe and spun the tires for a few seconds (got a decent haze off them). Rolled out of the burnout letting the RPMs come down till the tires hooked. Pulled into stage in the tire marks of the last car on slicks (picking your line can make or break a launch). I launched my car off idle, brought the RPMs up some to get it out softly, and when it hooked got my foot to the floor as fast as tirespin would allow. I was hooking in 2nd and 3rd without worry, so I was able to powershift, but some people seem to have traction issues in 2nd and sometimes 3rd.

Practice!!!

 

[cobra2798]

For my street tire runs (only ran one event, and had consistent 2.0 60's expect one 2.2 getting too aggressive off the line) here is what I did.

Drive around the water, and backed up in front of it (not into it). First gear heel/toe and spun the tires for a few seconds (got a decent haze off them). Rolled out of the burnout letting the RPMs come down till the tires hooked. Pulled into stage in the tire marks of the last car on slicks (picking your line can make or break a launch). I launched my car off idle, brought the RPMs up some to get it out softly, and when it hooked got my foot to the floor as fast as tirespin would allow. I was hooking in 2nd and 3rd without worry, so I was able to powershift, but some people seem to have traction issues in 2nd and sometimes 3rd.

Practice!!!

I definitly have traction issues in 2nd and a little in 3rd. If I bang the gears hard I can spin 2nd prety good and get a little swirly, 3rd will chirp pretty hard also. I see what you guys are saying and this is some good advise, keep it coming if aqnyone has something different to add, I can use all the help I can get.

 

[25thmustang]

well the street and track are totally different. On the street the day before I couldnt hook till 3rd, even from a slow 2nd gear roll the car just blew the tires off. At the track I could powershift 2nd and it spun a little and then grabbed. Probably because of good prep, but it wasnt hard for me after the launch.