huey_33

Heading to the track once again tomorrow night to see if I can get my times a little better. But I have a question for everyone. I have heard different things about this so I thought I would ask you guys/gals and see what you think and to see what you have done. Should I use the water box or should I just do a quick tire spin in front of the water box before my run?? I have heard it helps and I have heard that it doesnt help if you have stock tires. Thoughts?????

kugzgt

if you're running street tires, id say avoid the water box and just give em a little spin to clean them off

sn95_331_GT_ yellow

street tires just roll right around it, do a 2nd gear burnout (with 4.10's you have no problem), right when they start to smoke roll forward (dont be John Force...), stage and go

WannaBeGearHead

This ^^^

Street tires don't get stickier when you heat them up. Just spin them clean.

BraMas

+1 go around box with street tires. I always do a short burn out just to get the crap off my tires
I have cut 1.9 60 ft on street tires going around water box

huey_33

I figured you guys would say avoid the water box which is good because thats what I was leaning towards doing. Gonna need to get all the traction I can get tomorrow, high is supposed to be 95 degrees and will be 89 degrees when the track opens so the track will be a little hot.

TRUEBLUE3934

As mentioned by the guys above, stay out of the water and just turn the tires over a couple of rotations to clean the junk off of them. NO burnout!

Are you going to Kinston tomorrow?
I have heard they don't prep the track very well, but that won't matter much with street tires. They don't hook at the track anyway.

Good luck and post up your results afterwards!

Bmitchell373

At my local track i had to go threw the water box, but i would spin in 2nd right outside and when they dry and hook I quit. (very little burnout)

SVTeeshirt

no don't lol, you should not ever roll smoke off your tires if they are not drag radials or sticker.

The next post nailed it, around the box, one or two rotatiions to clean your wheels off. If you burn off street tires you're sliding the whole way down the track.

huey_33

Yeah Im going to kinston tomorrow. They do some prep work because they're usually out there doing stuff to the track when we get there.