Go for the bias plys! I run my car in F.A.S.T. and get nearly the same 60' as with drag radials. Regular radials don't even come close! My car hooks better on the street with G70-14 than on the 275/60/15 that I use as my regular street tires.
I've run the Wide-Ovals in the past and just put on a set of Polyglas last week and ran them out at Norwalk. I got better 60's with the Firestones but they were also "broken in" whereas the Goodyears are brand new. I haven't seen a clear difference in preferences amongst the racers and some guys run both.
BTW, the really fast guys in F.A.S.T. are running the same Wide-Ovals and Polylglas as the resto crowd though they do some prep to them, namely treating them with VHT or the like. Still their 60 foot times aren't all that spectacular- they leave soft and come on strong down the track.
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1966 GTO
1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60'
1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. .
1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc.
View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A
Ride along in the other lane- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw
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