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Adger Smith · 03-25-2019, 03:20 AM

Mike.
We have been using wheel speed/slippage to go fast in Comp/Modified/Gas classes for 4 decades. At the time those were not bracket classes. We all know bracket guys want a dead Hook. A turn to a turn and a half after the hit on roll out usually produces the quickest ET. Watch this with no wheelie bars and a V-6. The tire slips gets it off the line. The engine stays up on the converter after the hit. Hard to dial.

We didn't have computers back in the early 70's and there was a lot of trial and error to make things work. Ed Wright knows what I'm talking about. He was there, too. Glad to see you guys working on this kind of stuff. That is getting the performance instead of being one of the dead hook crowd.

03-25-2019, 03:20 AM	#25
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,348 Likes: 435 Liked 677 Times in 261 Posts	Re: Radial tire question Mike. We have been using wheel speed/slippage to go fast in Comp/Modified/Gas classes for 4 decades. At the time those were not bracket classes. We all know bracket guys want a dead Hook. A turn to a turn and a half after the hit on roll out usually produces the quickest ET. Watch this with no wheelie bars and a V-6. The tire slips gets it off the line. The engine stays up on the converter after the hit. Hard to dial. We didn't have computers back in the early 70's and there was a lot of trial and error to make things work. Ed Wright knows what I'm talking about. He was there, too. Glad to see you guys working on this kind of stuff. That is getting the performance instead of being one of the dead hook crowd. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)