Drag Radials in the rain?

"By intuition" this seems so wrong

Years ago, when at Miramar, I was experimenting!!! with a Rochecter 2G on my 440!!! for a mileage experiment. I'd thrown together a flat steel adapter I'd made, and a "free" carb.

The point is, the 440 RR didn't have all that much power

The tires were G60 x 15 don't particularly remember, but supposed to be a "performance street" tire back then.

It sprinkled a little, the first rain in San Diego for about 6 months.

YOU COULD NOT drive the car. It was like being on ICE!!! I wasted NO time in getting off the freeway, and limped "home" on some back surface streets and managed to stay out of trouble.