SRT Demon - some scary stats

[Matt Harper]

It's somewhat one-dimensional in purpose, but some of the numbers (60ft, 0-60mph and quarter ET) are just insane for a (wheel-standing) street legal, production muscle car.

https://youtu.be/3vD6A6NxySQ

Edited by Matt Harper on Wednesday 12th April 15:06

[Matt Harper]

PurpleAki said:

Love it but you'd need another set of wheels and tyres for regular road use.

Agreed, soft compound, lack of sidewall stiffness and zero wet weather grip.
I bracket race my 2015 Challenger and use Nitto NT05R drag radials on the rears only (don't really see Dodge's logic in fitting a drag radial on the fronts) which I swap back to my street wheels/tires when I'm done.
It's a bit of a fanny-around, but the OEM Goodyear Eagles on my car are pretty much useless on a drag strip.

[Matt Harper]

Digitalize said:

Matt Harper said:

Agreed, soft compound, lack of sidewall stiffness and zero wet weather grip.
I bracket race my 2015 Challenger and use Nitto NT05R drag radials on the rears only (don't really see Dodge's logic in fitting a drag radial on the fronts) which I swap back to my street wheels/tires when I'm done.
It's a bit of a fanny-around, but the OEM Goodyear Eagles on my car are pretty much useless on a drag strip.

It has a set of drag radials on the front because they're actually another set of rears, and in some track pack you get a set of skinny drag front wheels.

Though a soft-walled, virtually treadless tire designed specifically to maximize straight-line stability and traction seems a bit misplaced on the non-driving - but steering wheels that are subject to the majority of braking force. Seems counter-intuitive to me.

[Matt Harper]

Digitalize said:

Dodge are basically selling a car you buy from a factory to purely use on a drag strip.

Even if that was the case (which it isn't, by the way) it does not make sense to put a tire that is designed specifically to maximize traction (potentially at the expense of steering/braking performance) on the non-driving wheels of the car.