How about a large tractor tire and some really heavy weight? This is what was used on the stickiest track I've ever been on. Sounds ghetto but it works great. It's just rubber being dragged.
How about a large tractor tire and some really heavy weight? This is what was used on the stickiest track I've ever been on. Sounds ghetto but it works great. It's just rubber being dragged.
x2 if i rememeber right piedmont use to do that and it worked great. hadnt been in a while so not sure if they still do it that way. they also use to do it with an s10, maybe the tractor was phucked at the time lol .
We are looking for something to lay down rubber,clean the track and to use for cleanup after oil spills.
A few guys from here will be at the Orlando world street nationals and
Jason from VP has agreed to show them some tricks and tips and hopefully this winter we can buy a tractor with the basic equipment.
All we have now is track bite and the cars lay down the rubber and cleanups are done with cat sand,a torch and gasoline to burn up the rest.
We actually tried this with massive tires from a forklift and it turned to "rubber dust" then we bought a softer rubber mat that we put the heavy tires on and it worked better but eventually it tore up.
You might be able to fab something up yourself too. When ADRL was in St. Louis, they used a tractor and a pull-behind scrubber. The scrubber consisted of an upside down 9" rear end connected to the PTO of the tractor. There were two chains that dropped down from the rear end to an axle that had 4 tires mounted on the axle. As the tractor moved forward, the PTO would turn the tires counter-clockwise and lay down a ton of rubber.
I've seen other places use 3-4 old slicks mounted under a rear-mounted deck w/ weight on it. The tires were cut so that they laid flat and would apply a good amount of rubber and generate a good amount of heat.
You guys and girls should see this damn thing in action...it's a one off that none other than the Shiek himself had to have...not sure if any others have been produced but I saw it in action at QRC this past weekend and it does a phenomenal job...the tires are driven to rotate backwards while the tractor is going forward
It works the same as the one above,and looks similar, except it uses three Top Fuel tires and is about twice the size. The propulsion of the unit itself is from a small block chevy, but uses hydraulics to turn and put down force on the tires.
looks like that rig would try to wheel hop or chatter on the surface..... I'm building a drag for a local track now. i'll try and post some pics as it comes together.
The Safety Safari has 2 of the above pictured tire drags. We use to have the monster that had SBC350 on it and 3 or 4 slicks (cant remember off the top of my head) but no longer use it.
8T9GT- there are more than just 1. I'm pretty sure the guys from Norwalk designed it and are making it. $45,000 price tag.
Only problem with it is mounting the slicks to the rims. Each rim has a "double beadlock" type ring on both sides of the rim with 36 grade 3 bolts. It takes forever to mount the tires. We usually mount 8-12 tires per event and rotate maybe once or twice an event.
Dont get a CHEAPER than the Rig we use?
7 ' back bl;ade,4 34.5 x 17 x16 Top Fuel Slicks.And a Chain wrapped around the 2 hold then from coming off the end,then just use your Down pressure on the 3-point hitch!
Not high tech,but it works GREAT!
We have an attachment that goes on a bob cat to scrap off the rubber from out starting line to the transition forsale if you are looking for something to remove it. It is located in Kansas.
All of the tractors that were posted previously in this thread with the exception of the fab shop built one were built by Larry Crisp at bandimere. Weve had the luxury of using of them for 10 years now. He built the black ones for Nhra, Dubai and adrl His kids fly around the country and operate them for him. I play gold wih one of his kids often. Racing at the track where this stuff was patented is real nice...I'd hate to see how fast some of the outlaw guys would be if every track could supply that type of prep.
My understanding you don't want a lot of down force. You just need enough to get some heat between the tire and the track..
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