My take on this from helping and watching a recent world champ is that he has ran both brand of tire. Here is what i can tell you. With the Hoosiers he got at least double if not triple the amount of passes out of them compared to the Mickey. I have been there when we installed a brand new set of Mickeys and made one pass only to remove them and take them back because they shook so much but this was going down track. I have seen them chunk with less than 20 passes and recently there is an issue where they seem to be splitting in the center at the seam. The air loss is only minor as long as you don't leave it in the trailer for more than a week.

I love my Mickeys but the air leakage is a PITA!You would think they would have taken care of this by now.

SL...you noticed the results of both races! Btw the Spitzer was not my car...just was trying to sell it for a close friend...car is sold. I will try your tires...just not in eliminations! If you tell me the new Hoosier is comparable to the Bubba I will try it at next race???lmk

Mozilla, we saw that same fella win the championship on what tires primarily?

The tire battles will never be put to rest...just a guess.

I notice winners on Mickys at Vegas… My last three sets have been real good for me, and in the southwest tracks I race at been seeing more and more... But none on T/D or T/S cars....

Mozilla, we saw that same fella win the championship on what tires primarily? That would be about 4 sets of them for the year. Good thing they are almost free.

The tire battles will never be put to rest...just a guess. [/QUOTE]

I'm just waiting on a set of Firestone Drag 500's

I gonna order me a set of those JCPenny slicks to try out. They worked great last time I had some.

Word is that Goodyear 3111 is better than lossier first second and third attempt...WHOMP OUT...I’ll let you know soon...lol

So like, when is M&H making a comeback?
Love my Mickeys...lol

Dave

Did anyone notice;
Some will tune a car for the tire and some will tire the car for the tune?

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Originally posted by stk 758 BP!:
Did anyone notice;
Some will tune a car for the tire and some will tire the car for the tune?

That is somewhat true, but some cars are MUCH harder to find the sweet spot than others. With those cars a tire with a larger sweet spot makes life much easier, especially when you add in changing track conditions...……..

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posted May 16, 2019 09:42 AM Hide Post
Did anyone notice;
Some will tune a car for the tire and some will tire the car for the tune?

what does that mean,that some people use a certain tire because they cant tune their chassis

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Originally posted by "The Bender":

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Originally posted by stk 758 BP!:
Did anyone notice;
Some will tune a car for the tire and some will tire the car for the tune?

That is somewhat true, but some cars are MUCH harder to find the sweet spot than others. With those cars a tire with a larger sweet spot makes life much easier, especially when you add in changing track conditions...……..

And I totally agree. It is a question (?) No I’m not saying others are not working on their cars. I’m saying it takes a bunch of runs and testing to find what works for that car. Dead on Brian, some cars will not like what everyone else runs.
I am smart enough to know there is a huge difference between TD and TS setups also. I make it a point to watch and video TD. It’s great information.

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Chris now it looks like Barry is stirring the pot.

Mo or less than usual?

Chris, Moe, Barry, Larry, Nick, Rusty, David, Bill...……….what's shakin'?

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Originally posted by "The Bender":
Chris, Moe, Barry, Larry, Nick, Rusty, David, Bill...……….what's shakin'?

Your dragster?

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Originally posted by T/D6591:

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Originally posted by "The Bender":
Chris, Moe, Barry, Larry, Nick, Rusty, David, Bill...……….what's shakin'?

Your dragster?

It was, but I fixed that!

Had a rough idle?

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Originally posted by TORQIN:
Had a rough idle?

Idled fine, but right after I started to accelerate it got rough.