Without traction, nothing else matters in drag racing. More force on the rear tires means more traction. Rear-wheel drive drag cars rely on weight transfer when the car launches to provide additional ...

Improving traction in a straight line is a task best left to live axle setups, especially in high-horsepower cars that spend ...

Hooking up has long been the challenge for drag racers everywhere. Lost contact patch at launch translates to disappointing 60-foot and quarter-mile times. Weight distribution and transfer at launch ...

It's no accident that all the really fast, small-tired cars (like those that run in NMCA's Super Street or NHRA's Stock Eliminator) yank the front tires 2 feet in the air on the starting line.