At the moment I have my mind set on a new pair of MT drag slicks to address my infamous traction issue.

I was thumbing through a magazine the other day and it it samed that most of the high-end racers were using Goodyear Eagles. I wondered if this is because they are a better tire or just that Goodyear has a better support program for professional racers.

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1973 RS Z28: Littlefield race series 6-71 supercharger on a 355 w/ AFR 195 heads, 10-12 lbs boost, 7.6:1 static compression, CompCams hydraulic roller (276/288 advertised, 224/236 @.050 duration, .510/.527 lift w/ 1.52 rockers on a 113 lobe separation), AFR Hydra-Rev kit, Eagle 4340 Forged Steel crankshaft, ARP studded bottom end, Eagle ESP H-beam rods, TRW forged reverse dome pistons, Comp Pro-Magnum 1.52 roller rockers with 7/16 studs, twin 750 Edelbrock carbs, 1&3/4 inch Hooker Super Comps, 3" dual exhaust with cross over pipe. MSD 6AL ignition & Pro-billet distributor, Tremec TKO-500 5-speed, Moser 12 bolt with Eaton posi, 33 spline axles & 3.42 gears.

Goodyear can afford to give a lot of tires away.
Your car is gonna haul butt on good slicks.

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73RS/LT/427

Goodyears work great in ultra light chassis (1500-2500 pounds. But in the heavy sportsman cars (3000 pounds and over) you see a whole lot more Hoosiers and MT's than Goodyears these days. Hoosier concentrated on heavy cars and longivity gave them a big bite out of Goodyear market.

I think it is b/c Firestone got out of the business if not mistaken??

pdq67

I would have to agree with Marv on this one. Before I bought my MT's, I talked with a lot of guys @ the track & most of them tried a lot of them before they ended up with MT's or Hoosiers. Mind you these are all sportsman racers with "heavy" cars.

I do think there is bucks involved as well.

Bob

My friends car here cuts 1.49 1.5 sixty's on the foot brake with 28-10.5 M/T's 9.89 @136 qtr.8-71 on a rectangular port 454
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My buddy cuts 1.46 sixty foot on a 71 nova
on bfg drag radials? 26 x 9

Little off track but, is there any significant difference between MT ET DRAGS and ET Streets at the track?(assuming they are same size)

They dont look much different!
I hooked just as well on MT sportsman pros as i do slicks

ive had problems heating up my mt's but im getting consistent burnouts and a little better traction on my goodyear dragway specials. i got a lot more use out of my mt's though, but i run them on the street and i cant imagine there being too much difference in the life or a track only tire.