People never expected Dunlop Tires to venture into drag racing yet here they are, with the company having never focused its considerable engineering experience on building a drag racing tyre, venturing into the drag racing market.
Dunlop has launched its new DOT (Department of Transportation) certified Dragmax tyres for Pro Street motorcycle drag racing in the size 190/50ZR17. The move comes due to the higher demands of the Pro Street Bike class which has reached new heights in the recent years with riders digging deep into the mid sixes (400 meters in just above six seconds!) with regularity.
With the Pro Street Bike category you're talking about no wheelie bars, 700 horsepower, stock frames and DOT certified street legal tyres.
Professional and amateur drag racers till now had very few choices when it came to DOT certified motorcycle tyres for the Pro Street drag races. So, Dunlop decided to make life easier for the racers by creating a tyre that keeps both the DOT and the racers happy. Hence, the launch of the new Dragmax in the 190/50ZR17 size, the most popular size for serious drag racers on metric and V-Twin motorcycles.
Talking about the tyre, The Dragmax is a radial tyre that utilizes Dunlop's exclusive N-TEC construction, similar to that of Dunlop's rear road racing slicks. N-TEC combines the benefits of cut-breaker construction, which increases stiffness, with continuously-wound aramid jointless tread construction for maximum feel and stability.
This design allows racers to run very low pressures, increasing the footprint for maximum traction.
The compound is also very soft, the softest street compound Dunlop has ever produced in its Buffalo, NY plant.
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A completely new profile that’s wider and flatter than a typical hypersport tyre also helps lay down a bigger footprint. And the tyre's construction minimizes centrifugal growth to keep that footprint as consistent as possible, which also reduces the risk of de-beading.
To find out more about the all-new Dragmax, go to dunlopracing.com.
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