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Originally Posted by cutta
Here's some food for thought for those concerned about the safety of stock cars on 9inch tires.
There is currently a new outlaw power adder class that is receiving tons of popularity called Outlaw 8.5. These cars run on 26x8.5 slicks and run well over a 140mph in the 1/8th with over 1500hp. To my surprise, I've yet to here of any catastrophic wrecks or incidents due to the small tire. Most stock cars down make anywhere near 1500HP and if these style cars with power adders can get safely down the track, one could reason that stock cars could and should be able do the same in a more safe manner since stockers are allowed a better slick than a 26x8.5. Yes I know I have no stake in the argument, but tire technology is light years from where it used to be and are much more safe than people realize.
10.5inch slicks have been well over 200mph
12inch slicks have been well over 240mph
there's plenty of room left before any stock car reaches the 9inch slicks safety threshold in my opinion.
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Go to yellowbullet.com and see how many of theses car's hit the wall each weekend. They have not taken each other out yet, but it will happen just like Alan said. And you can not even compare this type of car with a stocker. Just look under one of them no stock suspension. If you took out the MSD box they would not even make it down the track.