Lets agree to disagree.
My hoosier DOT drag radials are getting replaced this week.
They no longer Have the two grooves on them. They look and act like any slick i have ever had. Except they are radial construction, not bias ply.
They, and all the others, with just a couple of exceptions, are all race tires. No matter how they are marketed.
I wouldn't drive in the rain with my drag radials, even if new, for all the tea in China