Do DR Work Backwards? 1.769 60' Says Yes.

[sailsmen]

Went to No Problem to nite for Test N' Tune. First time at the track since January.

A blistering 88* and 80%.

With a full tank of gas(I had some bad gas so I had to fill her up w/ 104 octane to negate the 1/2 tank of bad gas), mats, spare, as she drives on the street here are my times;
1.798 - 12.671 -107.28
1.783 - 12.587 - 107.76
1.769 - 12.553 - 107.87.

After watching Ricky Bobby in "Talladega Nights" finish first while going backwards I just had to try it!

The above 60' times prove you can run a Drag Radial backwards and get good traction! Ricky Bobby knows how to drive!:bows:

I had a nail on one of my drags that could not be patched so they put an inner tube in her. I decided to switch sides so the inner tube would be on the drivers side, in the event of a blow out I would have more control.

3 People walked over to the pitts to compliment me on running 12.5 in a big family sedan.

A modified C5 was running 12.1 to 12.2.

It was a great time, my 2 daughters went with me.:)

Thanks Dennis for an awesome tune!

[SergntMac]

Congrats on some decent ETs, nice job.

Some drag radials are directional, some are not. Can't see how it makes any difference on the race track, but it may make a difference on the street in vacating standing water. Only time will tell I suppose.

Did your wheel need modification to accept the tube? Any chance you could rip the valve out from the tire twisting on the wheel?

[sailsmen]

Good point about vacating water.

The wheel did not require modification.

The tube is probably flexible enough that I don't think the valve stem will rip out.

The street tires are going back on today.

During the 1970's and early 1980's BMW put tubes in every tubeless radial tire that left the factory.

Based on the high temps and high humidity I am very pleased with the times, esp the 60'.:banana2:

[Dennis Reinhart]

Great times Billy cooler weather and the ET will for sure go down