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2/11/08, 10:30 PM   #3
Re: Nascar claims Goodyears the choice because of safety???????
FishBurger
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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester View Post
I can't believe that a company involved in the sport for what? 40 plus years on a dozen different cars including real stock cars, Can't make a tire last 50 laps?

Nascar says the reason they booted hoosier was safety? So how's it safer now?

It's all about the $$$$ IMHO

Anyone think different?
Chuck
Softer = Faster

Back when they had a choice between Hoosiers and Goodyears Geoff Bodine was winning poles on the softer Hoosiers forcing Goodyear to make softer tires which forced Hoosier to make softer tires which forced Goodyear to make softer tires.........you get the picture. Result was an increasing frequency of tire failures.

Competition between tire manufacturers may not be a good thing.