How to Build a 300MPH Tire

Top Fuel Dragsters are some of the fastest cars on the planet. But 11,000 horsepower doesn't do you any good if you have no way to put it to the ground.
I made a video about the incredible engineering behind the engines of Top Fuel cars, and today I wanted to talk about the other incredible aspect of these cars... The tires. The tires used on Dragsters and Funny Cars are incredible, but why are they soft? Why do they wrinkle like that when the car launches and how do they stretch out at high speeds?
And how was Michelin able to create the world's first production tire able to reach 300MPH? The Bugatti Chiron was the first production car to hit 300MPH, and it's all down to the engineers at Michelin for making it possible.
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White Bat Audio - Home/The Drop/Dreams Come True

[@Whytho2000]

Excellent video. Ive watched like 8 of your vids, they all fell like you could spend hours talking about this stuff. Quality stuff man!

[@Sam_Fisher1337]

you are very good at explaining things, thank alot for that 🙏

[@jiggilowjow]

bro the stats you know about this subject is inspiring. awesome vid!!!

[@Verbalmint]

Love your videos man! No bullshit, just great explanations. Clear and well spoken. Thanks please keep it going

[@TheTotallyRealXiJinping]

*holds up racing slick* Isn’t this cool? Me, looking at my NASCAR slick turned table: Sure is!

[@PartOfTheGame]

"You can only do so much with rubber." I've had a thought tumbling around my head for a while, and as cars get faster and faster, it keeps coming up in random thoughts I have: What other way would I try to design a tire? I'm talking a tire that isn't rubber, air, metal. While I'm sure tire manufacturers have looked into this idea in their R&D departments, they, ultimately, can't pour the time and money it would take to experiment because they...well, sell tires. They are publicly traded companies and are required, often by law, to produce profits.

[@MatsueMusic]

Not a car guy, but you got a sub for the ridiculously clear communication, super quality flow. Its clear that you could probably info dump like 100X times more lol. Looking forward to the tire video.

[@FrayVictoriano]

True statement right there

[@edwardharris9810]

Great video in new to the channel and to drag racing. I find your videos informative and so interesting keep sharing your passion and knowledge, from UK 🇬🇧

[@EarthPoweredHippie]

U need to learn about John Force. He's been racing since the early 70s. He's like 75yrs old, he just had a wreck 3 months ago. The man is THE LEGEND of NHRA.

[@anasgazzaz1514]

Look at that JIGGLE 😩

[@RPM12000]

Wow. Excellent underrated video

[@DEATHWISHVQ]

I don’t leave comments often, first video I’ve watched of yours, great explanation and pure information from first second to last second subbed bro.

[@jackmyers7323]

Not really a production car since its a 1/1 but I've heard the C4 Sledgehammer in 1988 was the first street legal car to break 250mph, and was actually faster than the Veyron until the Super Sport came out in 2010.

[@nasosnasos8054]

Price ?

[@fischer0762]

First video of yours I have watched and I’m incredibly impressed. You are logical and concise in your delivery and opened my eyes to things I’ve never thought about like the expansion of the tire acting as a gear. Obvious when you think about it but something I may have never thought about without watching your video.

[@intheshell35ify]

Hey dude, nice presentation. I don't think I've ever heard a more succinct explanation of some of the physics constraining our land rockets.

[@rickintexas1584]

I knew the engineering was complex, but I didn’t know how complex. Great video.

[@JB-zn1kx]

Do research and stop reading the internet to get your content. The tires already have a nominal diameter of 36 inches and will grow closer to 41-42 inches at speed.

[@sepg5084]

A gearbox has gears on it. A "Transmission" doesn't necessarily contain gears.

[@bobeyes3284]

That's how you do it. Delivered perfectly.

[@svantovitgrammaticus9210]

Next time please speak faster. Best Frank from Germany…..🇩🇪

[@MattLitkeRacing]

Except all of the drag racing classes with an open tire choice. We all use Hoosiers! lol

[@johnnybraut]

Great commentary. The one on the dragster engine was incredible. This was great too.

[@GAMINGOBRIEN69]

Why are they bias ply?!?!? Wouldn't radial be better??

[@johnnybraut]

Question: how many races can you run a tire on a dragster? Are they finished after just one race?

[@doglegjake6788]

It's amazing how those tires wind up like a rubber band and then unleash hell

[@Kyle-l2w6w]

Dwayne do you have a picture of Justina valentines kitty

[@rxpsycho7326]

I’m shocked that tire only cost that much. I would have thought double that.

[@keithlewis9106]

The frame of a top fuel , the torque and loads, could you do a video about ?

[@dbaider9467]

Uber Super Cool vid. Gnarly details!

[@p60b4_xxgamerboixx]

pretty much the reason why it's a direct drive.

[@pulex73]

crazy how the internet never sleeps teaching me new stuff!

[@mccanlessdesign]

So - what's in the glass? Rum & Coke?!

[@JonMurray]

This was awesome man. New subscriber ✌🏻

[@jeffapplewhite5981]

Fix your hat brimming!

[@romulfe]

metrics measures are more understandable.

[@pluto_air]

what if we put a v16 on a semi truck

[@rahulpitla]

bro talks in 1.5X

[@pishbot]

Super informative. Thanks, Jonny!

[@Heneepr]

you deserve more viewers

[@Sangheili91]

Behr spotted!

[@Tminus89]

Great video!

[@jimsauer2453]

Well done sir.

[@jimbo7484]

Nooice!!

[@GreenRanger91]

🔥

[@SlickWilly79]

They’re only $1000? Seriously

[@jiggilowjow]

tires can be internally inflated.... so why cant they be internally cooled? ive got some ideas that will change the auto speed game forever. such as nano tires. that use trillions of nano sized fingers that grip 1000% better than current tire technologies. kinda like how a gecko can stick to glass without effort. combine that with morphable surfaces to give cars active aerodynamics. after that, give ai a few times around the track and it will have found out how to beat human drivers. due to our internal g threshold

[@RustyorBroken]

And yet despite all this technology condoms still break.

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]