Cooper Cobra Tires - BFG - Super Chevy Magazine

Do Drag Radials Really Work?

By Mike Petralia

We used a Raytek infrared temp gun to monitor tire temps after the burnouts. The goal here was not to see how hot we could get the tires. Rather, we wanted to keep temps consistently between 110-120 degrees.

We used a Raytek infrared temp gun to monitor tire temps after the burnouts. The goal here

	Cobra	Cobra	BFG	BFG	Nitto	Nitto
	1	2	1	2	1	2
60'	2.242	2.228	2.240	2.193*	2.304	2.196
330'	6.140	6.265	6.152	6.106	6.192	6.095*
e.t.	9.376	9.528	9.359	9.283	9.405	9.253*
mph	75.67	74.76	76.17	77.10	76.07	77.89*
psi	35	35	20	17	20	17
AVERAGES
	Cobra	BFG	Nitto
60’	2.235	2.216*	2.25
330’	6.202	6.129*	6.143
e.t.	9.452	9.321*	9.329
mph	75.22	76.64	76.98*
* indicates best runs

Tire Specs
BFG Comp TA Drag Radial
Size: 275/60R-15
Tread depth: 1.875, (1.900 as measured)
Diameter: 28"
Tread width: 8.9"
Section width: 11"

Nitto NT555R
Size: 275/60R-15
Tread depth: 1.968, (2.055 as measured)
Diameter: 27.75"
Tread width: 8.5"
Section width: 11"

SOURCES
BFGOODRICH/MICHELIN TIRES One Parkway South, Dept. SC Greenville SC 29615	RAYTEK 1201 Shaffer Rd., Dept. SC Santa Cruz CA 95060
Irwindale Speedway 13300 E. Live Oak Ave Irwindale CA 91706	Weld Racing Wheels 933 Mulberry Street Kansas City MO 64101 816-421-8040
Nitto Tires 6261 Katella Ave., Dept. MMFF Suite 2C Cypress CA 90630	WESTERN TIRE 801 S. Victory Blvd., Dept. SC Burbank CA 91502