Here's what all the big kids had to say.......
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...86/1004/SPORTS
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...S0109/80729051
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Here's what all the big kids had to say.......
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...86/1004/SPORTS
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...S0109/80729051
That's it, IC, that is the Indy Star column with TG's comments I referred to earlier. There is simply no reason for the track surface to change, this is NASCAR's issue, not IMS's.Quote:
Originally Posted by indycool
I've been a Goodyear man all my life and I am sorry to see them struggle like this. Like I said, I don't think this is really Goodyear's fault, they brought the tire that the drivers wanted and it bit them in the A$$. And at $1600 a set, yikes. Goodyear should have brought the harder compound.
Having said that, it is still unacceptable for those tires to fail so quickly, and not even leave any rubber on the track. That's a lot of money that went up in Jimmie Johnson's victory tire smoke on Sunday. Goodyear simply has to do better, and just saying they will isn't going to be enough. If there were actual tire competition, maybe that would make them raise their game. But then, the last two time that Goodyear has faced competition, they have turned tail and run, as they did in F1 and AOWR. Not a record to brag about.
So what would happen if the Bridgestone/Firestone brand decided to make a run at Sprint Cup when the current contract with Goodyear is up? What would their approach be to the issues that currently seem to befuddle Goodyear? Gordon Kirby wrote a column on his website at GordonKirby.com that took a serious look at how Bridgestone/Firestone operates in AOWR and F1, and why they have beat back everybody from Goodyear to Michelin. Take a look:
[url=http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2007/the_way_it_is_no56.html]
Still can't figure out to engage the link on the page like IC did...IC can you tell me how that is done, anyone?
That's it, IC, that is the Indy Star column with TG's comments I referred to earlier. There is simply no reason for the track surface to change, this is NASCAR's issue, not IMS's.Quote:
Originally Posted by indycool
I've been a Goodyear man all my life and I am sorry to see them struggle like this. Like I said, I don't think this is really Goodyear's fault, they brought the tire that the drivers wanted and it bit them in the A$$. And at $1600 a set, yikes. Goodyear should have brought the harder compound.
Having said that, it is still unacceptable for those tires to fail so quickly, and not even leave any rubber on the track. That's a lot of money that went up in Jimmie Johnson's victory tire smoke on Sunday. Goodyear simply has to do better, and just saying they will isn't going to be enough. If there were actual tire competition, maybe that would make them raise their game. But then, the last two time that Goodyear has faced competition, they have turned tail and run, as they did in F1 and AOWR. Not a record to brag about.
So what would happen if the Bridgestone/Firestone brand decided to make a run at Sprint Cup when the current contract with Goodyear is up? What would their approach be to the issues that currently seem to befuddle Goodyear? Gordon Kirby wrote a column on his website at GordonKirby.com that took a serious look at how Bridgestone/Firestone operates in AOWR and F1, and why they have beat back everybody from Goodyear to Michelin. Take a look:
[url=http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2007/the_way_it_is_no56.html]
Or, go to GordonKirby.com and look for The Way It Is, column #56.
The 70's? Let me repeat, Nascar peaked in the 70's? Hahahaha....Quote:
Originally Posted by -Helix-
Didn't NASCAR sign a multi-billion dollar NETWORK TV deal with Fox, NBC, & ABC a couple years ago? Golly Gee....I guess rising from its southern roots, only to grow into a national phenomenon (the past 10 years) is a mute point that never happened. :rolleyes: