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Originally Posted by sw1911
To a casual fan, this whole melodrama makes no fuggin sense. Let me ask a couple naive questions please. First, why do we need any tire rules? Is it because they take some of the edge off the richer teams? Second, let's assume someone justifies tire rules. Why do we care what the hell what somebody does to their tires? Once again, is it because the richer teams can afford more exotic doping? Third, the reason we enjoy our standard of living under a constitutional republic is, in a word, competition under capitalism. Why is competition not allowed in the sale of sprint car tires??
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Let's break this up.
1. Why do we need any tire rules? - We don't. Hoosier bought up all the tracks/series by paying them to enforce a single tire. Then subsequently raised their prices for the people buying the tires.
2. Why do we care what the hell what somebody does to their tires? - If all the big teams are doping tires and getting away with it, the locals will rarely compete. Doping tires is expensive and requires a lot of time. Most teams cannot afford it.
3. Why is competition not allowed in the sale of sprint car tires? - See #1. Hoosier bought everyone up. I hear it's like $25 per car to the track owner??
Good year is out. American Racer is almost out. Having a single tire company and allowing doping will continue to drive out most if not all of the middle and low class sprint car teams.