Originally Posted by
RoundNrOUND
By the comments it's VERY obvious most of you(including the promoter) don't have a clue about tire prep and or tires. First let's start with the famous "a spec tire rule will save racers money" bull. They don't save anyone money, they make the tire manufacturer more money and whomever the tire manufacturer is paying to make a said spec tire rule more money. Tires that are typically picked(and almost every tire for that matter) slow down dramatically after they are run. With this result you are going to have the same thing we have anywhere else and that's the teams with money with new tires every time winning.
Now onto the prep issue. NOT ALL PREPS MAKE THE TIRE SOFTER NOR WEAR OUT QUICKER. There are preps out there that will help the lower budget racer stay more competitive on a lower budget because they won't see the speed drop off as the amount of times the tire is run goes up. So instead of getting 1-2 nights out of a right rear(meanwhile the second time on the tire it dropped off a half second) these same guys can get 2-3-4 nights out of a right rear and the tire only drops off a tenth. The people that should be saying that tire prep costs them money is Hoosier because it causes less tire sales.
But hey, what do I know? I'm just some guy who's been able to make a living in racing being a driver, team owner and now just a crew guy on a nationally touring team. My advice to the promoter is to actually do your homework here and quit watching what all the other series are doing who are getting their pockets lined by the tire manufacturers.