I've got to jump in here just because of John V's original post mentioning some times reported of 13.1 @115 on red lines. Although in John's usual effort to be factual he does raise some question of the watch accuracy. Uniroyal red lines (if I remember)became "Tiger Paws" and part of a lot of advertising. But mine (out of Pontiac in January of 64) were junk. Any tiger with paws with that little traction would starve. You could burn them all the way through first, most of the way through second, about half way through third and still have some left for fourth. And I had a 4 barrel. I had to go to cheaters to do anything at all. I was probably not the best driver and only occasionally broke into the 14's with a 3.23 4 speed and 4 barrel.
I can believe OMT on 14.9 on redlines as he had a tri power. I don't know if all plants built with Uniroyals or not. There were other manufacturers making red lines. But I remember one Sunday at Dragway 42 west of Akron when this guy with a tripower (and maybe still the 3.55) signed in to race. He prepped by pulling his hubcaps after his buddy and their girl friends got out of the car. He did a single pass in the high 13's on street tires, put on his hubcaps and left. Didn't show up for the second round. Never saw him again. I guess he just had to know.
Don't know what brand of tires he had. Maybe Atlas Bucron. But calling Uniroyal red lines "Tiger Paws" took a lot of balls even for the advertising department.
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