I think I'm hearing echoes of the all time infamous phrase.. "that's the way it's always been done" or at least the way it's been done in recent memory. I started another thread a week or so ago asking fans about their opinion of what was a "turn on" for them to come back to a race track for another racing experience. Time and time again, race fans said that it didn't matter about the tires, chassis, oil, fuel, etc etc.. or whether it was lawnmowers racing or what not...Fans are interesting in close, exciting competition. Most fans have no idea about stagger, tire compounds, size, width brand etc etc. It doesn't matter!!! IT DOESN"T MATTER!!! It's the competitive racing and the thrill of watching someone come from the back that raises the hair on a race fans body!

The Leaders Edge post was written by Scott Baue, whom I have leaned on time and time again for advice and guidance. The Baues, Scott and his bro Bill, are seasoned experts when it comes to open wheel racing. But they, by no means watch auto racing like the average fan in the stand. I greatly enjoy a good competitive basketball game, but I've never played in an organized game and by no means do I watch a BB game the same way an experienced coach would view the game. I listen to a piece of music in an entirely different way than the average concertgoer.

Until there is some serious research to the contrary regarding all of the tire issues presented in this thread, I'm having a hard time believing that the size and compound of a tire is going to cause race fans to stay away from a race track.