Almost all of the comments I have seen on the Nitto 555 Drag Radials is that they work pretty well on the street, but rather poorly on the track. I am trying to better understand this.

Can someone comment on whether they are worse than street radials on the track? Why wouldn't an advantage on the street translate into an advantage on the track?

I suspect that on the street the tires are probably pretty warm most of the time, and I wonder if the track performance could just be related to not enough heat in the tires.

I like the idea of the Nittos for a street car, but the car will see the track a few times a year, and I would hate to have less traction there than with street radials.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Dave