Originally Posted by badgerfan:
" If a rival tire company could build a tire that lasted 5 races AND was competitive don't you think they would? Everyone would want the tire that lasted and that tire company could corner the market and eliminate the competition."
How does that competition work where many of the sanctions have in effect given a given company an effective monopoly? And I certainly don't see many competitors "on the local level" (and I mainly see Badger and Powri racing) remain competitive over multiple nights on the same tires.
I'm only a fan and not an owner or team member but sometimes I wonder if its not the super competitive nature of you folks that isn't you worst enemy in regards costs and even discussing them in an effective fashion. But that nature is also what makes the racing so good for us fans I guess.
Don doesn't understand a big part of it is Hoosiers unwillingness to build a tire that lasts 5 or 6 races because it's not financially feasible for them. And before he comes on here and says it'll just cut into their massive profits, unless he's seen their books, he has no right to make that comment. AR's tire at best lasts two races. Sure you can run it longer, if you want but you're risking the competitive advantage.
Hoosier and AR are in the business to sell tires. AR gave in a little to grab some market share from Hoosier but it's obvious the majority of the people in this country are going with Hoosiers because they make a competitive tire. For a guy who runs his own publishing company, I don't understand how he cannot under a basic tenet of business like this for a tire company.
Originally Posted by throb:
this post should come with a disclaimer......the views represented by some on this board do not represent my views or concerns.......
I missed this the first time around but this is an excellent point. Don Moore makes these posts under the protective concept that he's speaking for thousands of lowbuck race teams out there and that is absolutely not the case.
I know plenty of lowbuck teams, who don't like the price of tires but they understand the business their in, they understand it's expensive, so they buy their tires and run their races like respectable gentlemen do.
Someone needs to step up to Don Moore and stop his slanderous and libelous postings about USAC, POWRi, Hoosier, and certain race teams