Hi All,
Although there won't be any racing activities for a while with lock down getting more serious I am considering tyre options for my next outing whenever it may be.
When I took my car to the track for drag racing I had to be fairly gentle leaving the start line with street tyres to avoid wheel spin. I know drag radials would be better but would semi slicks be an improvement?
I have 16" wheels on the car and a few spare wheels to match so would like to match whichever tyre to wheels that match the car. Hoosier make drag radials in my size but at $420 a tyre it seems like a lot of money for an occasional outing.
At a previous event I tried the motor khana course and think it was more fun than drag racing and my street tyres held up pretty well.
Will I get good grip using a semi slick for drag racing?
I have found some Falken RT615K semi slicks at a clearance price and am wondering if they would be ok for drag racing, I think they would probably be good for the motor khana and have good online reviews from all sorts of car types mostly in the USA.
Any thoughts or knowledge on using semi slicks would be appreciated?
Cheers, Tom