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AJR Motorsports (Offline)
  #1 3/4/24 10:29 PM
When is someone or some sanctioning body going to look last all the hush money, when rear tires can't last 14 laps at 300 plus per tire we have a major problem...they can blame it on air pressure and heat and all the bs but come on get real. This has to change.
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flagboy55 (Offline)
  #2 3/4/24 11:14 PM
AJR, be careful talking about the tire syndicate. I brought it up some time ago and was slandered here and other forums. But you are exactly right, we need a tire revolution. Actually we a revolution in a lot of things, but I’ll keep it to tires for us IOW’ers
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AJR Motorsports (Offline)
  #3 3/5/24 12:35 AM
I understand totally,some will say to low air pressure or doping a million other reasons but a rear tire should simply never explode 14 laps in or even 30 laps without something coming in contact with it or delaming..this is a serious problem for driver safety that is overlooked non stop...tracks are paid off every year run hoosier tires exclusively. Who is really paying the price tho?
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Dale (Offline)
  #4 3/5/24 9:06 AM
Originally Posted by flagboy55:
AJR, be careful talking about the tire syndicate. I brought it up some time ago and was slandered here and other forums. But you are exactly right, we need a tire revolution. Actually we a revolution in a lot of things, but I’ll keep it to tires for us IOW’ers
We need another supplier. Competition cures many ills.

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nodramazone20 (Offline)
  #5 3/5/24 10:25 AM
I assume this post is referring to WOO event at Volusia??......It appeared they were LR Tires???.....But, yes point well taken....not good for a tire to explode after 14 laps.
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Midget98 (Offline)
  #6 3/5/24 12:02 PM
Lack of competition never made anything better or cheaper.
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oppweld (Offline)
  #7 3/5/24 12:30 PM
I remember the days of when a car having a McCreary, Goodyear,Firestone, Hoosier combination was commonplace.
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brown11b (Online)
  #8 3/5/24 1:17 PM
Southern Allstars late models ran on American Racing and also had blown tire issues this week
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BrentTFunk (Offline)
  #9 3/5/24 3:22 PM
I am sure this thread should fix any problems. Just as it has every other time throughout the years
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Bad Dad 54 (Offline)
  #10 3/5/24 4:56 PM
I agree, I do not like Hoosiers as they don't last, put on a brand new one & bald or blown by end of the race. Saw a sprint had an American Racer on RR, won the race & still looked good, owner said he would run it again
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