I agree, it seems that some fans just need any excuse to blame TG for everything even when he had noting to due with the mess. I think Brian France shared a lot of blame for the debacle, but not for the reasons mentioned. IHMO, the problem is Goodyear, and France and the rest of the N-Car management just lets it off the hook almost every time. Add in ridiculous tire size rules, and failure is inevitable.Quote:
Originally Posted by SportscarBruce
The COT isn't loved by most fans, even though it is much safer and looks like a car, unlike the old car that even DW said looked like a twisted piece of soap. But Goodyear has been extremely slow to build tires to handle the stresses. When it was suggested by a number of knowledgeable sources that a wider tire would help, Goodyear responded with a statement that it would take at least a year just to test a bigger diameter tire. First no one suggested a bigger diameter tire and a year? You are a tire company and should be able to sim any combination very quickly. A real tire company could probably have test tires in a couple months at the most. (FYI, I have Goodyears on 2 personal cars)
Brian France IHMO is a perfect example of nepotism gone bad. Unlike the previous France generations, he seems almost totally clueless about racing. If he wasn't a France, he wouldn't even get a shot at office staff.
