Radial Tyres Vs Crossply Tyres

[Merli]

Sounds to me like you're trying to set the rules according to what you've done to your car

"Oh look... I don't have nitrous.... Therefore: Nitrous is cheating!!!!"

"Oh look... I'm only using radial tyres... Therefore: Cross-plys should be in another class!"

"Oh look... I'm using an auto box........................................ :Oops:"

-> Does that mean that you should be bumped into another class, away from the manual cars?

I'm chasing lower times. I'm not trying to satisfy some clown up in the commentary box or behind a desk at ANDRA... Who the hell is he to tell me what's right and what's wrong, and what's legal and what's cheating.

All I care about it that number that flashes up on the timing board at the end of the strip. I don't give a shit what you do to get there.

[BU5TER]

Sounds to me like you're trying to set the rules according to what you've done to your car

"Oh look... I don't have nitrous....  Therefore: Nitrous is cheating!!!!"

"Oh look... I'm only using radial tyres... Therefore: Cross-plys should be in another class!"

"Oh look... I'm using an auto box........................................ :Oops:"  

-> Does that mean that you should be bumped into another class, away from the manual cars?

I'm chasing lower times. I'm not trying to satisfy some clown up in the commentary box or behind a desk at ANDRA...  Who the hell is he to tell me what's right and what's wrong, and what's legal and what's cheating.  

All I care about it that number that flashes up on the timing board at the end of the strip. I don't give a shit what you do to get there.

I'm sort of a bit lost as to what this has to do with times ran on radial tyres Vs crossplys

As for the auto comment, yes to run a properly set up auto ie transbrake you can't run in the Sport RWD class which is what I wanted to run in though if you have to make posts like this to make yourself feel better about using Nitorus, its ok I understand

[Merli]

The post was meant to illustrate that people are always trying to mold the class rules around what they have done to their car. It's pretty transparent really. You don't run cross-ply, so you don't want to compete against people running cross-ply tyres because they have an advantage over you. Makes sense doesn't it?

Same way that someone who runs 1 power adder doesn't want to compete against someone running 3 power adders. It all stems from what you have on your car, and you're trying to limit the allowed modifications so you're at the top of the field. People have been doing this for centuries in every kind of competitive setting.

I don't need to make myself feel better about using Nitrous, I've been using it for the past 6 years, I'm obviously fine about using it... But I'm over trying to educate people about it

[MrBlonde]

Respect a time I say.

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Who cares how you do it. A fast time is a fast time isn't it?

As far as "street legal" goes - what a joke.

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The way i look at it, the only people that complain about certain mods that other cars have, have slower cars. If you like your car & it pulls a time that makes you happy than who cares what others say..

Bingo! Couldn't agree more.

[Roy]

Holy crap, 11.32 in a M Roadster tell me more, and so im not whoring the thread does it use crossply or radial tyres?

[DoughBoy]

Big $, big turbo, big wheels. Low times!

[nv033]

Its pretty simple...state ur mods done to ur car, include tyre choice.......show ur piece of toilet paper and if u've got half a brain u know who to compare urself to....even within a radial tyre theres everyday street / semi slicks / and drag radials....all i can gaurantee will give u different times.....so whether its cross ply or slicks..... no one is cheating! but u cant compare apples with oranges!

[MrBlonde]

Holy crap, 11.32 in a M Roadster tell me more, and so im not whoring the thread does it use crossply or radial tyres?

Roy, M Coupe .. the M Roadster is the convertible version. Take a look at the Bavariacars website for more information (when Erik actually updates it!).

That ET was with BF Goodich Comp TA drag radials (street legal radial tyres). With street radials my best was 12.125 @ 132+ mph.

[Roy]

Yeh sorry M Coupe, an acquantance has one and whilst it is quick i wouldnt have thought there would be a hope in hell that it was that quick...but one of those turbo thingies no doubt helps!...interesting how they have to plumb the exhaust around to under the inlet to clear the exhasut side iner guard

And out of this whole crossply v radial thing...for the same given diam adn width which are typically cheaper?