HOOSIER - Unified Tire deal

[ZERO25]

He also advocated for a narrower tire.......but then that opens up another can of worms!

[PushinTheLimit]

Yeah, I don't think going to a narrow tire helps the smaller teams. Because that would not only require a whole complete tire inventory, but also the wheels that many teams utiliize. I know that would be costly for me as a small time/town team that will be entering 5-10 super races next year. If there are going to be changes, I just think it needs to be done with two things in mind... a better racing product and cost to implement is low. As for the Hoosier tire deal, if it gets rid of where I would have to buy a certain tire spec to run a certain series and I can use that tire across any sanction, I would see that as a plus. But I can understand if you're a team that only uses say a LM type of tire, it doesn't help you on that.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Yeah, I don't think going to a narrow tire helps the smaller teams. Because that would not only require a whole complete tire inventory, but also the wheels that many teams utiliize. I know that would be costly for me as a small time/town team that will be entering 5-10 super races next year. If there are going to be changes, I just think it needs to be done with two things in mind... a better racing product and cost to implement is low. As for the Hoosier tire deal, if it gets rid of where I would have to buy a certain tire spec to run a certain series and I can use that tire across any sanction, I would see that as a plus. But I can understand if you're a team that only uses say a LM type of tire, it doesn't help you on that.

I know the tire would work, but I don't like it either, for the reasons you mentioned. Air was the problem in early 80s, it's the problem again. Let's fix that.

[Josh Bayko]

You could take a ton of downforce out of the cars simply by bringing the decks back down to 36” and making them flat as a pancake and make the bodies symmetrical and not significantly change the look of the cars.

[Morgs153]

Speaking of symmetrical. As I watch the Eldora coverage I seen a couple/few cars of the same builder that have the right side sail panel mounted slightly ahead of the left. Or the sail panels are just that much different from side to side. The distance between where the sail panel ends and the spoiler brace begins is larger on the right side and much tighter on the left. Lets more air to the spoiler from the right, directs more to the spoiler from the left. Little creative things like that.

[ride height]

Downforce requires HP. Put both those 2 together, and you have no chance of beating them. It’s pure physics. Clearly the people running this type of racing don’t want to fix the problem. It still takes talent to drive, but it has become WAY less of a requirement. Tires are a way to help fix it but you have to be blind not to take a look at these cars and see what the problem is. Kinda sad….like one post said…this won’t last long and most will give up. Someone asked…”if you’re winning why would you want change?”…..A: because you’ll not have anyone to race against before long. That’s why.

[Mike]

If you are winning, why would you want change?

I don’t expect him to want to change it. The problem is ….the people in position to fix the problem cater to a small group of drivers/teams such as his. As long as they are happy nothing is going to change.

There is a group of people that has forgotten history and it’s led us to where we are today.


“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.