Drag racing captivates motorsport enthusiasts with its high-speed thrills, and one of the most intriguing elements is the way tires wrinkle during a launch. This phenomenon is more than just a ...

In 1952, the brilliant Rod & Custom magazine writer Roger Huntington did some math to figure out the quickest possible quarter-mile time drag racers would ever achieve: Just 9.1 seconds at 166 mph. He ...

Drag racing is as much about strategy as it is about speed. Every decision — whether choosing between a supercharger and a turbocharger, optimizing aerodynamics, or selecting the racing car — can make ...

The drag radial segment of the tire industry is not for the faint of heart. Those few companies that have figured out the formula have experienced a common epiphany: buying their product is not viewed ...

In the world of professional drag racing, low tire pressures are often considered to be good for performance. Does that logic translate to road cars and their tires? Driven Media decided to find out ...

Rare is it that we're talking about 14-inch rims and skinny tires here at MM&F. More often than not, the feature cars you see on these pages are running some serious performance rubber on at least a ...

You've just put the finishing touches on your new hi-po mill and dropped it in your street machine. It sounds great and runs strong, but every time you mash the throttle, all that increased torque ...

AKRON—Goodyear has moved production of one line of Mickey Thompson-brand drag racing tires to its Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM) race tire plant in Akron. The tire maker—which ...

STOW, Ohio — Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is offering rebates on sets of qualifying off-road and drag-racing tires of $100 and $50, respectively. The company's Summer Rewards Program offers ...

AKRON — Goodyear has moved production of one line of Mickey Thompson-brand drag racing tires to its Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing (ICM) race tire plant in Akron. The tire maker — which ...