15 Street Tire Racing Tips
No matter where you live in this country, you're not
more than two hours from a race track, and thus there
is no excuse for hot-rodding your car on the street.
So, I will only be talking about racing your street car
at the track.
The biggest problem I see for street tired cars is
traction. Here are some tips:
1. More weight in the trunk - More weight on rear tires.
2. Less weight on front of car - Allows for more weight transfer.
3. Less converter speed or launch rpm - Less shock to the tires.
4. Less first gear ratio in trans - Less torque multiplication.
5. Less rear gear ratio - Less torque multiplication.
6. More camshaft duration - Kills low end torque.
7. Tighter lash - Kills low end torque.
8. Less ignition timing during launch - Kills power.
9. More fuel during launch (Squirters?) - Kills power.
10. Wider tires - Better traction.
11. Taller tires - Better traction.
12. Softer tire compound - Better traction.
13. Tire pressure tuning - Better traction.
14. Tuned front suspension - Allows controlled weight transfer.
15. Tuned rear suspension - Keeps rear tires planted.
