Compromise between Drag Radials and Regular Tires

[turbopete]

I drove my GN to BG on the BFG drag radials on stock rims. I guess I should have put them in the trunk, drove on the radials and switched them out...Anyway, the tread is about half gone with 3K miles on them. Do you all have a recommendation on a good tire that is a compromise between the drag radial and a regular tire like the regular radial T/A? I guess I am looking for a good launch on the street, but will also last longer than the drag radial.
My car should run about 12.50 with 49 turbo, alcohol and 22 PSI.

 

[turbofrank]

American Racer tire do the search.

 

[STP]

Nitto's are my DR of choice. Last longer than the BFG's and hook pretty well too. My driver runs high 11's and i've been 1.59 on 275/50's with that car...HTH Scott

 

[ijames]

I very rarely do a burnout on the street and only made maybe 50 passes on my first set of 275/50-15 nittos, and got 20,000 miles out of them. That's on a 7" t-type rim so the centers wore first. Had to go down to about 23-24 to get them to kind of wear flat, 22 psi hooked the best, and anything under about 26 let the back end sway when you caught a rut in the road. Got about 10,000 miles out of the second set, on 8" wide rims, but went to the track a lot and did huge burnouts .

 

[49-blues]

Anyone get any mileage ratings for the newer MT drag radials?

 

[turbopete]

Good deal

Thanks!