Originally Posted by JBX2:
Thanks, Sam. Interesting. I wasn't there to see that but it sounds pretty horrific.
It's been brought up w/others. At the end of the day, the tire co. & sanctioning body is in it to make money.
Selling more tires means more money. AND, the respective point funds are largely dependent on that money.
So, what's the answer? Not sure there is a concrete one outside of having the balls to hold Hoosier accountable.
But, how hard do you push when tire money is such a necessary part of an organization's cash flow & point-fund?
It just seems more & more like a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Maybe it's time to think outside the box...??
Feels like it's time. What do you think?
Jimmy B.
I'll reiterate that I'm just a fan. But I don't see the tire companies being that greedy. By greedy I mean willing to forsake long term sales for the sake of selling a bunch of tires to a smaller group that's willing and perhaps eager to spend a lot of money on tires. I think Hoosier for sure is already involved in providing "track" or "series" tires for a number of series, particularly IMCA and IMCA type modifieds but also late models and sprints. I think they see the benefit of selling a few tires to a lot of people just as much as selling a lot of tires to a few people. It was years ago and in street stock when I actually owned and drove but we ran Hoosiers back then and found them to be pretty cost effective. We could actually get a season out of a tire back then and compared to the street tires we ran they had tons of grip.
And thanks to all that have contributed to this thread.