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Anonymous

03/14/26(Sat)15:43:51 No.28877813

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Can anyone point me to a good doc or YouTube vid about the evolution of drag strip surfacing?

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)15:53:26 No.28877824

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)15:53:26 No.28877824

>>28877813
Here
https://youtu.be/2az14mK3Ra4?si=3WMIQ5Hwlp3NUnqa
Guy is an nhra announcer by trade
My favourite channel for old timey car stuff

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)15:55:11 No.28877825

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)15:55:11 No.28877825

>>28877824
Thanks man, I'm going down the autism rabbit hole.

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)15:56:33 No.28877826

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)15:56:33 No.28877826

>>28877825
Enjoy pal
And look up his vid about drag racing inside buildings
Boomers and great gens were such retards

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:00:23 No.28877830

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:00:23 No.28877830

>>28877826
The land speed record for driving in a building is held by an electric car.... I don't like this.

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:08:45 No.28877834

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:08:45 No.28877834

>>28877826
OP here again, this is fascinating. Thanks again.

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:23:46 No.28877850

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:23:46 No.28877850

>>28877825
The "bleach box" in the staging area used to actually use bleach to soften the tires. Now its just water.

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:25:10 No.28877853

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:25:10 No.28877853

>>28877830
Lunar and Martian land speed records are also held by electrics.

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:26:18 No.28877854

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:26:18 No.28877854

>>28877850
I know a bit about how the tires work, I'm looking into how the track surface evolved with them

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)16:28:35 No.28877858

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)16:28:35 No.28877858

>>28877853
Well yeah, air breathing enginas won't work so good up there

Anonymous
03/14/26(Sat)18:49:47 No.28878047

Anonymous 03/14/26(Sat)18:49:47 No.28878047

>>28877854
The tire IS the track surface.
Its not just about having a sticky tire to grab the asphalt.
The burnout leaves a layer of sticky tire ON the asphalt that the sticky tire on the car can adhere to.
This is why lane conditions change over the course of the evening at the drag strip.
Lane 1 might be hooking up beautifully but as too little or too much rubber is left behind it changes "stickiness" and lane 2 might be hooking better.