Radials also offer less rolling resistance.David Redszus wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:43 pmTire performance is another bag of worms.Yes. On a well prepped surface, the radials ARE that much better.
A tire is a gear, an air spring that changes with pressure, and comes with various compounds that change with temperature.
A lot of time and money has been spent testing tires. And the job is far from finished.
Most cars MPH better with radials.
Radials feel much more stable than slicks going down track.
Radials need to dead hook.
Slicks work better on marginal surfaces.
Slicks recover better if they start to spin.
If traction is not an issue, the vast majority of cars will be quicker/faster on radials.
'Radial Prep' is a real term. It is a term referring to a 'fly paper' track that Radial cars can set records on.
Many cars on slicks have a hard time on tracks with this amount of prep, as the track in set up to Dead Hook... with a radial... even with super high hp cars. (Tire shake/wadding up, chatter, etc)