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Why do drag racing tires have no tread - isn't tread supposed to increase traction?
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∙ 14y ago
In ideal conditions, dry weather, great road surface etc. slick tyres offer more rubber to the road therefore greater traction. Normal road tyres are a compromise, on any one trip your car may have to cope with sunshine, rain, sleet, snow, bad road surface, smooth surface, mud, and gravel. Manufacturers have to make a tyre that can cope with that. The result is the tyre on your car.
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Which tires promote traction for track racing?
BF Goodrich have the traction T/A ,Racing tires are specially fornulated rubber, some have grooves cut into them for added friction,their are also chemicals that could be sprayed on for temporary traction.
What is the purpose of burning out tires before racing?
To gain traction before taking off.
Are ridged car tires better than smooth car tires?
If you want traction you need the tread. Smooth tires are only used for racing.
What types of tires cause a lot of friction?
I think you may mean traction? Usually the wider the tires the better. Also racing tires greatly improve cornering because of their soft compound which grabs the road better.If you meant friction... um, I would say skinny tires because it would be easier to "burn out" or lose traction, causing lots of friction.The loss of traction, when talking about cars, will increase the amount of friction and heat.
Why racing car's tires are wide and bald?
They are wide to gain maximum traction and bald because they are only used on dry tracks. In wet weather, racing tires with treads are used.
Why smooth tires are not used in passenger cars?
tire tread is for better traction on slippery surfaces smooth tires are for racing at hi speed
What is the purpose of bigger tires?
Larger tires increase traction, reduce drivablity and increase noise inside the car. Mostly they look neat
Cars being driven on icy roads can have better traction if they have chains on their tires because chains increase the between the tires and the road?
Chains increase the surface area which increases the friction so you gain traction.
Do you need to put liquid in your rear tractor tires?
No But It can be done and will increase traction
What snow tires get the best traction?
Michelin mud and snow tires get great traction, but if you want the best traction go with studded tires.
Does tightening your tires increase traction?
What does tightening your tires mean? You mount a tire and tighten the wheel. The wheel it torqued to whatever the manufacture recommends.
What is slick track racing?
There's a great misconception about tires that says tread equals traction. While it's true on wet roads and dirt, it is not true on dry, clean pavement. Rubber gives traction, not tread. The function of tread is to cut through water, dirt, etc by channeling it into the spaces between the tread blocks to allow the rubber to meet the driving surface. This is not needed on a clean, dry race track, and tread merely reduces the amount of rubber that meets the surface and thereby reduces the contact patch. Racing slicks have no tread and therefore give far greater traction by increasing the area of the tire's contact patch on clean pavement. However, in the wet they become virtually useless because the tire can no longer make contact with the racing surface; hence "rain tires" and off-road racing tires have tread.
