I killed a couple of stock clutches running the old school M/T ET Drags, but then went out and bought a dual friction centerforce and never had another problem...with clutches anyway.
transmissions, axles..That's another story.
those tires are no comparison to modern drag radials but i wasnt really talking about clutch life, the radials are hard to get working in the first 60 feet with a clutch. there is a fine line between spinning and bogging on the radials. You cant really just dump the clutch like you would with a slick, you have to ride the clutch for most of first gear to get a decent sixty foot out of them. Its close to impossible to be consistent like this also.