TeamZ3@aol.com wrote:
> By far the best autox tire for the drag strip is the Hoosier AX compound.
> Lowering rear tire pressure to 18 psig allowed my previous E36 M3 to
> launch off the 7000 rpm rev limiter without wheelspin and record a 1.8
> sec 60 ft time. Too bad I can't run them that low for Pro Solo.
Hee hee, I get 1.8 second 60' times off the stock Goodyear RSA's. Maybe you need
another set of drive axles or somptin' :)
I agree that stiff sidewalls are the enemy of dragstrip performance, so anything
BFG is out. Given the choice between an R1 and a street tire for drag racing, I
always took the street tire.
DG
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