Hoosier Tire Problems at World 100

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I saw something last week that theirs like 43 container ships (most ever recorded) sitting off the coast of California waiting to unload. And that August jobs report? Brutal.

They really didn't need to run two Dreams and Two Worlds. They still ran replacement events for them last year even though there wasn't fans there. There's other Lucas and WoO events that they could've ran as two day events and not 3 day ones.

The replacement events were purposely not called the same name. There was no knowledge last year that we would be in such shape. I am glad the decision was made to carry on.

[over4T]

A little farther down the food chain the Hoosier Dirt Bozz that is popular in our Pro Stock group is extremely limited in availability. Luckily, we aren't limited to one model or brand of tire but any of the others that work worth a d@mn aren't available either.

If you're looking for trailer tires about the only good one made in the U.S., Goodyear's Endurance, is impossible to find and the big dealers like Tire Rack say it will be March of 2022. Guess the plus is that if you can't get to the track you don't need the race tires either.

[obamaracing#1]

Unpopular opinion but should have only had one World 100 this year due to tire issue.

never thought of that but you are right.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Our pipe for utilities installation is crazy too. Sewer, storm, water, and the prices. We went from quarantine to full tilt ahead and everything is jacked up.

[dirtcrazy4u]

I live near a port where container ships are unloaded. It's a mess. They have no drivers to make deliveries, so in return they have no place to put containers. A friend was waiting on a shipment of windows, he was told there at the port but it may be up to 6 months before they can get delivery. STOP giving people money unless they work for it.

[Barbecueboy]

You are right dirt crazy…….it’s like leaving food out for stray cats…..of course they are going to keep coming for the free food instead of going out to find and work for it.

[Krooser]

There is a worldwide shortage of natural rubber.

[Josh Bayko]

Street tires in popular sizes are getting hard to get, too.

Apparently the rubber trees have been hit with a virus too.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I live near a port where container ships are unloaded. It's a mess. They have no drivers to make deliveries, so in return they have no place to put containers. A friend was waiting on a shipment of windows, he was told there at the port but it may be up to 6 months before they can get delivery. STOP giving people money unless they work for it.

Thank God that crap has stopped now. The extra $$$. So hopefully six months or so from now sh!t will iron out.

In my field, I haven’t heard of any staffing issues. Then again, we pay very well. But my wife, she is the boss, and can’t pay better till she gets enough staff to accept more kids, and it’s terrible for her. The incentives they are starting to put out to get people are very good. Even help with college.

The thing these people don’t get is you aren’t paying into SS, you aren’t contributing to a pension, or a 401k, like it’s not good long term. Why I always hated when I’m laid off for more than a month, that’s a vacation, any longer, it sucks.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Street tires in popular sizes are getting hard to get, too.

Apparently the rubber trees have been hit with a virus too.

I’d heard that about street tires. Thank God I’m ok for now on our vehicles.

[CIRF]

Larger industrial equipment and agricultural equipment tires are almost impossible to find in our area. I was told by a major Midwest supplier recently that the tires needed to re-tire a farm tractor and/or harvest equipment would not be available until March of 2022 at the earliest. It's safe to say ag and industrial tires are a much higher priority than dirt track racing tires.

[84wedge]

Do they recycle old race tires or are they garbage when they're done?

[TheJet-09]

^^^ That's an excellent point, if for nothing more than the environment. Used tires are a probem. You can dispose of them properly (at a tire ficility or something), but I would think any recycling would go into other sources, like asphalt (I'm only guessing) or the rubber used in artificial turf. Some tracks will hunt you down anymore if you leave tires there, and others actually have somewhere to leave them. Wouldn't it be cool if Hoosier took the old ones and did something with them? Of course that would just rise costs somewhere else.

[84wedge]

I had to look it up. The vulcanization process makes it tough to recycle but it's not impossible. If they can make the oil sands profitable I'm sure they could find a way to recycle tires.

[NeedforLM$peed]

Just saw an article that there is now 63 container ships sitting off the coast of California now waiting to unload.