i was using the mickey thompson drag radials, and they break loose in first and second unless i ease into the throttle, so i got a set of slicks. now i can't keep the front end down, for fear of putting the car on the rear bumper the slicks are not an option. besides my 9" traction lock will only take so many trips thru the water box before it gives up, i just stay with the drag radials, its more or less a safety valve for my rear to stay alive. with the NHRA rules i get thrown off most dragstrips after 2 passes anyway. too fast without 6 point cage. the only place i can race without catching a rash of BS is in canada. as long as i have a helmet they let ya race anything.