The tire rule debate is awesome... So we get rid of the tire rule. At this time I have 3 right rears to achieve what we want for stagger throughout the night with 3 left rears. I feel like we can compete anywhere with zero issues and have a shot every night. Now if you get rid of the tire rule to compete you have to have atleast 9 right rears with different compounds to get it right depending on what the track does. Obviously some people won't do that and some races won't matter as boss sorta polices itself same with Paragon but if you are competing for wins at an MSCS race, USAC race, or any bigger show your tire bill just tripled.
Mike Gass

Your not talking BRAND X only, Your talking compound and I feel a mandated hardness is perfectly fine. It evens up big and small teams a bit. Can last longer.

But Brand Y guy who can save enough over a season or has brand Y sponsorship and can pocket enough over a season to rebuild a motor. WHY WOULD HE RUN A TRACK THAT MANDATES BRAND X on all four corners?

Whats next, Brand x shocks only? Brand X steering wheel, Brand X seat, Brand X wheels?

It is that way now. If you want to compete for the win you have to buy a new tire for quals and heat and another for the main.

Here is a give back for you to take note of. LPS gets $25 per car for adopting the rule. The only one pocketing that money is Spiker. He does not pass it on to the racers. He has no points fund and he did not increase the payout.

Tire rule or not, I don't know the reason but look at Paragon and BOSS, highest car counts this weekend I believe. Hell Charleston got 14 cars that is twice what they normally get. LPS and MSCS was $3000 to win and the LPS past track champion Shane Cockrum was at Paragon I guess you would have to ask him and his car owner why.

I am a Paragon regular and would and did run other places before the 4 corner tire rule. I had planed on running at least one or two USAC shows until they jumped on the bandwagon and went to the 4 corner rule.

As far as big dogs, every track has there big dogs and Indiana it self has more good drivers and cars then anywhere else, so any track you go to in Indiana it is tough to win.

As a car owner and Driver I have a dog in this fight and the 4 corner rule only benefits the tracks, sanctioning body and manufacturer and does nothing for the car owner or whoever is paying the tire bill.

While I wouldn't be at Bloomington and Kokomo every week, If they didn't have a 4 corner rule I would be there on some weekends as like it was stated in and earlier post a lot of us work 40 hours a week or more. I work 50 to 60 hours so I can race and Friday and Sundays are hard but I would support other track that didn't tell me what tires to put on my car that is not financially good for me and my budget.

David Hair

You have teams now that have multiple RR mounted to get stagger, Look inside a few of the stacker trailers that are at LPS on saturday night and start counting tires and wheels mounted up. All you have to do is go to the tire trailer or Hoosier and spend the time to go through chalk marks and start picking tires and spending money. Tire rule or not sometime you will never outspend the guy willing to spend the money. What we need is a rule that allows cars to get to the track, if all you have is 5 to 10 guys that can afford the overpriced rule tire the stands will soon be empty and dirt sprint cars will be where pavement sprints and midgets are now. A tire rule needs to benefit the owners and drivers and not just the tracks and manufacturers.

David Hair

Boss while you can run any combo you want. does give a free RR to the racer that finishes highest of both brands that do run all four corners of that brand. So the Brand X Guy who finishes second or third or fifth gets one and if Brand Y wins, He gets one too.

I don't know what Cottles running now. Hazen used to run AR's exclusivley but I've seen Hoosiers on it recently. I do know Fischesser was on AR's last night. finished second while giving Cottle everything he could handle Pulled even with him several times and was a car length back at the finish.

Burg is RR only.

Seems to me that three or four more cars paying 30 dollar pit passes for three or four people each car, more than pays that Tire deal money.

Won at Kokomo with a tire that had 4 nights on it. Qualified second at a sprint week race at Bloomington with our hotlap/heat race tire that had 5 nights on it. Also, everyone has to pay the same price for a right rear go hook the prices up the open tires cost MORE money not less. That's facts I normally don't post much on here because a lot of the stuff posted here is so far off base it's funny therefore if you would like to talk I'll be at the 17G pit at Smackdown.
Mike Gass

Charles, you are right a few more cars bringing 3 or 4 people would pay the tire deal money. However we have promoters and track owners that would rather take guaranteed money and not have to work a little and promote and part of me understands. All I want is to see them take a chance. I have been promoting the hell out of the Kokomo race on the 23rd and the Bloomington deal on Sept. 22 I don't car what tire you run get your ass there and race and let's have a tire battle as well as some damn good racing with lots of cars for the fans. The fans desire to see as many cars as they can for their hard earn money they spend to get into the stands.

If brand X tire is $180 and Brand A tire is $210 and you are just as fast on both which one are you going to buy. If you continue to buy the $210 tire then you have more money then I do, I want the best bang for the buck. Eventually you are either going to get a less expensive brand A because they won't be selling tires or you are going to get better tires.

The point is we all hate spec racing and forcing us to run a specific brand tire on all 4 corners is spec racing or at least the start of spec racing. Would you put a companies name on your car without monetary or product in exchange, NO you wouldn't and letting the force you to put their tires on all 4 corner is doing just that.

David Hair