This video is running on the assumption that the car needs more grip. Stretched tires initially came from drift cars and while you increase the inertia and decrease the grip, you also end up with a contact patch which wont flex side to side which will alter the grip characteristics in a desired way for a drift car. A less snappy and easier to control transition between grip and slip is what you end up with.
I dont think anyone run on stretched tyres with the idea that it will increase their handling performance. If it happens its very rare. People do it for the looks.
Kaido Racers are a different story tied to their own past. The stretched tire fad that we know today came into play this past few years following the hella flush trend that gained popularity around 2010. It didn’t necessarily come from drifting considering most of the older drifters prefer grip and fatter tires. Stretching for drifting is among younger drifters and people who trend it.
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This video is running on the assumption that the car needs more grip. Stretched tires initially came from drift cars and while you increase the inertia and decrease the grip, you also end up with a contact patch which wont flex side to side which will alter the grip characteristics in a desired way for a drift car. A less snappy and easier to control transition between grip and slip is what you end up with.
I dont think anyone run on stretched tyres with the idea that it will increase their handling performance. If it happens its very rare. People do it for the looks.
By the way about this being a fad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpz1b_bd5Z4 a 35 year old video featuring stretched tyres. I dont think its gonna go away any time soon
Kaido Racers are a different story tied to their own past. The stretched tire fad that we know today came into play this past few years following the hella flush trend that gained popularity around 2010. It didn’t necessarily come from drifting considering most of the older drifters prefer grip and fatter tires. Stretching for drifting is among younger drifters and people who trend it.