Hoosier drag radial vs bracket radial

[Woodfin]

I am looking at the drag radial 31.5x13.5r 15 vs 31x11.5r 15. Either size will fit my application. Question: what is the difference between drag radial and bracket radial? [speaking of on-track performance at a well-prepped, good track]

[1320racer]

Larry, I can’t speak to the difference but I ran the drag radial you are looking at for 10 years on my Firebird. Great tire!

[1700camaro]

Originally Posted by Woodfin

I am looking at the drag radial 31.5x13.5r 15 vs 31x11.5r 15. Either size will fit my application. Question: what is the difference between drag radial and bracket radial? [speaking of on-track performance at a well-prepped, good track]

I have raced both but different brands. Hoosier drag radials with 3 different compounds with lightweight & standard weight tires. The bracket radial is the M/T PBR.

You should be slightly quicker with a drag radial over a bracket radial. That's what we found in switching back & forth early on.

With the current car set-up, the bracket radial & drag radial are pretty much equal performance wise. Consistency wise a slight advantage goes to the bracket radial.

They're both great tires for us & we bracket race. We have many wins on both brands.