Yeah Qualcom does suck as far as traction but in a way it helps you out I think. If you get on a track that hooks you will be a animal coming out of hole. I have seen a few cars lift the wheels there though so must have some kinda traction. You need a slick. The problem with slicks there is they will get eaten up bad because of the rough surface and rocks. You have to take the good and the bad there I guess. I love racing and if I can get as much as 10 runs in with cooling my car compared to a test and tune at bakersfield where you may get 2 or 3 its worth it to me. I have raced on some pretty shitty streets before. Qualcom is not a pro track so you have to keep that in mind. They cant have someone out there arm dropping everyone it has to have a tree that would be unsafe. It is more or less set up like street racing. How many times have you went to a back road to run someone? There is no launch pad out on the street either lol. When you get on a good track your E.T. should be lower by just practice at qualcom. I work on my 60ft times and my reaction times there...