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Originally Posted by MDORPHN
For an optimal launch on a dragstrip, some wheel spin is helpful. However, once launched, the only time you have wheel spin is when you're employing power-on oversteer -- great for drifting but generally not the quickest way around a road course.
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"Spinning" is relative, but this is not just a drag strip thing. The wheel is always turning faster (or slower) than the road if you're putting force through it. In 2nd gear acceleration it's probably about 5%, at top speed it might be 1-2% (to combat the aero drag). The tire moving exactly with the road is an illusion
at all times if you're pushing it.