Road legal slicks: Drag Tires — Drag Radials & Racing Slicks Tires for Sale

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Drag Slick 29.50 x 10.50-15

Hoosier 18192D06

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Hoosier 18192D06

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Drag Slick 29.

50 x 10.50-15

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Hoosier Drag Slick 29.5 x 10.5S-15

Hoosier 18194

Part Number: 522-18194

Hoosier 18194

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Hoosier Drag Slick 29.5 x 10.5S-15

$311.55

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Drag Slick 30 x 10.50-15

Hoosier 18205D05

Part Number: 522-18205D05

Hoosier 18205D05

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Drag Slick 30 x 10.50-15

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Drag Slick Radial 30 x 10.50R15L

Hoosier 18214C06

Part Number: 522-18214C06

Hoosier 18214C06

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Drag Slick Radial 30 x 10.50R15L

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Drag Slick Radial 30 x 10.50R15

Hoosier 18215C07

Part Number: 522-18215C07

Hoosier 18215C07

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Drag Slick Radial 30 x 10.50R15

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Drag Slick 30.

50 x 10.50-15

Hoosier 18220C07

Part Number: 522-18220C07

Hoosier 18220C07

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Drag Slick 30.50 x 10.50-15

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Tires with tread Slicks and semi-slicks

What are slicks and semi-slicks?

The word slick means “smooth” in English, and this is the most obvious sign of slicks — the complete absence of any tread or protrusions. That is, the surface of the slicks is absolutely smooth. There is an opinion that this is the main difference between slicks and other tires, but this is not entirely true. First of all, slicks are characterized by low rubber stiffness (treadwear parameter). If for civilian tires it does not fall below 200 units, then for treadwear slicks it is around 80 units.

Thanks to such softness, the slicks seem to spread, increasing the contact patch, and as a result, significantly increasing the coefficient of adhesion to the roadway. Hence the requirement for the absence of a tread — such a soft tire with grooves at high speed would shatter into pieces in a matter of minutes due to uneven pressure and wear. However, even a smooth surface does not greatly increase durability, the usual resource for slicks is several hundred kilometers.

Semi-slicks are a more compromise option with increased stiffness (up to 150 units) and a simple tread pattern, usually in the central part. The presence of a tread allows semi-slicks to hold a wet road, unlike pure slicks. And the durability of semi-slicks is much higher. Therefore, they are much more widely used both in semi-professional sports and on public roads by especially sporty motorists.

Where are they applied?

The scope of slicks is a purely professional sport on specially equipped tracks with the participation of trained, experienced pilots: Formula 1 (where slicks came from), drag racing, and so on. There are a number of reasons for this. First of all, slicks are quite expensive and their lifespan is ridiculously short. Secondly, they are not particularly effective in braking due to their softness. Thirdly, when it rains, they must be urgently changed to tires with a tread. Finally, slicks are very tricky in terms of handling.

Ordinary tires, as the speed increases, gradually begin to “give up” — grip gradually decreases, which makes the driver involuntarily upset himself. Slicks don’t behave like that. They tenaciously hold the road to the last, giving the driver complete control. But as soon as you cross a certain limit, the slicks immediately and completely lose contact, and let the car go into a completely uncontrollable skid. Even for experienced professionals, this is very dangerous.

In a word, putting slicks for driving in the city is as crazy as buying a tank for fishing trips. In contrast, semi-slicks are more «down to earth» in terms of durability and weather conditions. You can also ride them in the rain — with great care, of course. But it is worth remembering that semi-slicks are still sports, professional tires. Using them on public roads is at least unjustified due to the low resource.

Professional racers who have experience using semi-slicks on ordinary roads note their “corrupting” effect on the psyche. The increased tenacity of the semi-slicks gradually provokes you to go faster and faster — for example, to enter a turn not at 50 km/h, but at 80 km/h. So it’s better to leave the semi-slicks and their more radical bald counterparts to who they were designed for — professional racers on special tracks.

Smuggled tires occupy more than half of the Pakistani market — Sailun Russia

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Smuggled tires damage the national treasury and discourage new investment in the tire industry, writes The Express Tribune, citing a spokesman for Ghandhara Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. (formerly General Tire and Rubber Company of Pakistan Ltd.), who added that «new investment in the tire industry will only come when smuggling stops.»

GTR is a leading Pakistani tire manufacturer and has invested more than Rs 5 billion ($21 million) over the past five years in a program to modernize production and improve product quality.

According to a company spokesman, “The local tire industry is facing a serious threat to its survival in the form of smuggling. The total estimated value of smuggled tires is about 300 billion rupees ($1.25 billion), resulting in a loss of more than 50 billion ($210 million) of national treasury revenue per year.”

“Tire smuggling has been around in Pakistan for quite some time, causing losses to the tire industry and huge losses to the national treasury in the form of lost revenue,” said Ali Asif, auto market analyst at Insight Securities. “The government must take the necessary measures to eliminate losses through control at the customs level, local markets and at the borders with neighboring countries. ”

The GTR representative also noted that «the local tire industry, through import substitution, saves valuable foreign currency and contributes to the development of the country’s economy.»

According to him, the total capacity of the tire market in the country is about 14 million tires, not counting tires for motorcycles and rickshaws. Local production helps to meet 15% of demand, another 25% is met through imports, and the rest, approximately 60%, is smuggled into the country.

«To boost the local industry, the government must stop tire smuggling, which costs the national treasury billions of rupees,» said Asad Ali, auto analyst at Al Habib Capital Markets.

The GTR spokesman stressed that if smuggling is brought under control, the resulting demand can be met by local producers and legal imports, which will also allow the government to increase revenues from the industry.

“Smuggling does not stop due to a lack of coordination between the various government agencies responsible for its control,” the GTR spokesman emphasized, adding that “tires are transported ostensibly for transit trade, but are either unloaded in Karachi or returned from the Afghan border smuggled way.