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really...for drag racing, the last thing you want to do is increase the diameter, and reduce the sidewall.
As stated....DR's are not road legal in the UK.
Ive never tried DR's and 888's back to back at a drag strip.
I have tried them at Elvington though. And I was very surprised to run virtually identical times with both tyres. 888's are very good, and fully road legal.
The only stickyish track I ever tried 888's was in Denmark, but I did struggle with grip..It felt the same as Elvington TBH.
I then switched to ET Streets. The ET streets offered a LOT more grip on that surface.
Ive never tried them at Elvington though.
On a road surface. The difference on mine between normal road tyres and 888's was easy loss of traction even around 150....to pretty good traction above 100 on a decent road surface.
And even better than that....they seem to be lasting the miles pretty good. Just dont get caught in rain/standing water. They are not wet tyres by any means.
As stated....DR's are not road legal in the UK.
Ive never tried DR's and 888's back to back at a drag strip.
I have tried them at Elvington though. And I was very surprised to run virtually identical times with both tyres. 888's are very good, and fully road legal.
The only stickyish track I ever tried 888's was in Denmark, but I did struggle with grip..It felt the same as Elvington TBH.
I then switched to ET Streets. The ET streets offered a LOT more grip on that surface.
Ive never tried them at Elvington though.
On a road surface. The difference on mine between normal road tyres and 888's was easy loss of traction even around 150....to pretty good traction above 100 on a decent road surface.
And even better than that....they seem to be lasting the miles pretty good. Just dont get caught in rain/standing water. They are not wet tyres by any means.
S600VXR said:
Whats the history with the slicks then Richard...? age, use etc. Oh and a price would be good.... unless you want to share to try and keep up at the pod later next yr.. 
They wont fit my car anymore, they are for Monaro/VT-VZ etc, hence for sale. £80 the pair. Pirelli's D somethings. 18" rim. They have been in my roof for the last 12 months. I think they were used once on a track. I can sling them in the boot if anyone wants to check them out at the ace in Jan Like Stevie says Oz blokes run V6 rear brakes so they can fit 15" or 16" rims with big sidewalls. Not sure how many will go down that track... Jez?
ringram said:
S600VXR said:
Whats the history with the slicks then Richard...? age, use etc. Oh and a price would be good.... unless you want to share to try and keep up at the pod later next yr..
They wont fit my car anymore, they are for Monaro/VT-VZ etc, hence for sale. £80 the pair. Pirelli's D somethings. 18" rim. They have been in my roof for the last 12 months. I think they were used once on a track. I can sling them in the boot if anyone wants to check them out at the ace in Jan
Like Stevie says Oz blokes run V6 rear brakes so they can fit 15" or 16" rims with big sidewalls. Not sure how many will go down that track... Jez?
Not for me, remember we got the Firebird for serious drag times
(Eventually)ringram said:
S600VXR said:
Whats the history with the slicks then Richard...? age, use etc. Oh and a price would be good.... unless you want to share to try and keep up at the pod later next yr..
They wont fit my car anymore, they are for Monaro/VT-VZ etc, hence for sale. £80 the pair. Pirelli's D somethings. 18" rim. They have been in my roof for the last 12 months. I think they were used once on a track. I can sling them in the boot if anyone wants to check them out at the ace in Jan Like Stevie says Oz blokes run V6 rear brakes so they can fit 15" or 16" rims with big sidewalls. Not sure how many will go down that track... Jez?
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