Speed ratings and tire spin [slip?]

[Mann Law <mannlaw@indy.net>]

	Common misconception is:  Speed rating=top speed the tire is good 
for.  Runs in my mind it is for a sustained 15 minutes.  Correct? Not?

	BTW, dragsters do in fact "spin" the tires coming off the 
line--and for a ways down the track.  Too much=you lose; too little= you 
lose.  Very fine line.

	Bruce