M/T's vs Hoosier's

[Gtconv91]

Nitto's suck had a couple different sets... well they aint bad for on the street but i would waste the money for only track use...

[SpdBoss]

well see, thats what i'm looking for is a track only tire. i'll drive the car there and back to the local track but for FFW i'll need an actual set of slicks cause i'll be trailoring it.

[DHR00GT]

The M&H racemasters of the mid 90's were the best but since you can't get that style M&H any more stick with hoosier.

[Joeybutta]

I like the quick times better...had M/T and didnt get the hook like I did with the hoosiers

[Gtconv91]

never had hoosiers.. are they that much better....

[SpdBoss]

i know i tend to see more of them out there on the strip now then the MT's

[Gtconv91]

well well i tend to see more imports the mustangs but that dont make it right.....just wondering like 60 ft's the difference with the same car different tires

[WyoCobra]

Well, I ran Mickey Thompson ET Streets for years. I recently switched to Hoosiers and love 'em. Mostly for the advantages lafinrat cited. They have a wider contact patch for a given section width than the MTs and they're a softer compound. They do feel more stable, too. I could never get the ET Streets to do anything but go up in smoke on the street and they were marginal at the track. The Hoosiers seem to be great all-around tires.

[ModularSpeed]

Adam, have you used the hoosiers on the street yet? How they do?

Are/were you runnin slicks or quick time pros????

[lafinrat]

I'm pretty sure Adam is running the DOT Hoosiers on 16" wheels.

Oh yeah, I solely blame tires for my only street racing loss in many years. It was when I first got my Nova together 3 years ago. I raced Barry (Meanstreet) and got hammered out of the hole. I was reeling him in, but didn't quite catch up. I didn't have the nitrous on my car at the time (or I probably would've hit it). I believe he was on a 200 or 250 shot. I was running 29.5/11.5-15 ET Drags. They were quickly disposed of for a set of QT Pros, and I've never looked back. The last couple times I had my car on that same road with the Hoosiers, I was pulling the front wheels in the air. I couldn't even do a burn out if I wanted.