1.   The most common problems are bad brakes, slick tires and cracks in the chassis.

2.   Top Fuel cars also get into trouble when the engine or supercharger blows and stray metal cuts into the huge rear slick tires like shrapnel.

3.   As the rains came, McNish completed a lap on slick tires before the car changed to full wet tires and colleague Aiello took over.

4.   At that point, the track was drying quickly and drivers began to pit for slick tires.

5.   Berger led the race for ten laps, taking advantage of an early pit stop to put on slick tires as the track dried out.

6.   Formula One plans to reduce speeds next season by using narrower cars and grooved rather than slick tires.

7.   Hill was also hampered by five pit stops after he made the wrong choice several times to go on slick tires for a dry track or on wet tires.

8.   Indy-cars race on ovals with slick tires that would have no grip on wet pavement.

9.   Scattered showers in the morning left the track wet, but all of the main drivers switched to slick tires early in the race as the track dried out.

10.   The German driver spun off at the Piratella curve, shortly after an early pit stop to switch from rain to slick tires.