Monday, March 10, 2008
Bring on the Michelin Man!
Even if you don't like Tony Stewart or, like me, don't necessarily agree with what comes out of his yap-yap mouth sometimes; you have to admit that he's always good for stirring up talk and controversy! (hence why he doesn't drive for Roush, he actually HAS a personality)Post-race yesterday Tony took on those nasty "Good"year tires and the people who make 'em.
“That was the most pathetic excuse for a racing tire I’ve ever been on in my professional career!”
“They exited out of Formula One, they exited out of the IRL, they exited out of the World of Outlaws, and there’s a reason for that and it’s that Goodyear can’t build a tire worth a darn. (although I could've sworn he said damn)
If I were Goodyear, I would be really embarrassed about this weekend and what they brought us. How we got to second, I don’t know."
“If they can’t do any better than that, they ought to exit the sport and save us a lot of headaches. I guarantee you Hoosier, Firestone or somebody else could come in a do a much better job right now.”
“If they can’t do any better than that, they ought to exit the sport and save us a lot of headaches. I guarantee you Hoosier, Firestone or somebody else could come in a do a much better job right now.”
I could never understand why NASCAR needs to be exclusive to one tire manufacturer anyway. Teams should be able to use the tire they like, as long as they're within NASCAR's guidelines. Who cares what manufacturer's name is on it??
Must have something do with money filling Brian's pockets....what does he care if he doesn't have to be behind the wheel?
# posted by Green Green Green! @ 9:14 AM 
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Yeah, but Michelin has a history of bringing the wrong tire for the conditions. Remember the 2006 US Gran Prix?
After 54 years, Goodyear should have been able to come up with a competitive racing tire by now.
The reason there is no tire competition is a safety issue. If the tire manufacturers are competing against each other in a series, they will keep pushing the envelope to finish first over each other until you end up with unrealiable tires, again!
Goodyear just needs to pay more attention to developing a racing tire for NASCAR, rather than using NASCAR only for R&D for their consumer products.
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After 54 years, Goodyear should have been able to come up with a competitive racing tire by now.
The reason there is no tire competition is a safety issue. If the tire manufacturers are competing against each other in a series, they will keep pushing the envelope to finish first over each other until you end up with unrealiable tires, again!
Goodyear just needs to pay more attention to developing a racing tire for NASCAR, rather than using NASCAR only for R&D for their consumer products.
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