Goodyear warns teams...

FenderBumper said:
And we'll continue to risk seeing slower cars finish the race, and even win.

I want teams to lose speed when they adjust too far, not outright wreck because the tire suddenly shredded.
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I am not interested in seeing the wreck either, but I do want a cost associated with the risk.
And I am not worried about the driver that is intelligent enough to protect tires being a tenth of a second slower.

A pure gas man has to many gifts already with the double files, and abundance of cheap cautions.
There needs to be more rewards for good race management in events that take over three hours. If that necessitates a wall banger so it be it, it is part of racing.
 
FLRacingFan said:
Hamlin blew a right front tire at Kentucky before the competition caution even flew.

Newman blew a left rear tire at Chicagoland.

All three RFR cars lost their left rear during the Fontana fiasco and Edwards lost a left rear at Chicagoland.
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C'mon, coincidence isn't proof! Besides, 2,657 tires in those races DIDN'T blow. Goodyear is doing great! :sarcasm:
 
Greg said:
I am not interested in seeing the wreck either, but I do want a cost associated with the risk.
And I am not worried about the driver that is intelligent enough to protect tires being a tenth of a second slower.

A pure gas man has to many gifts already with the double files, and abundance of cheap cautions.
There needs to be more rewards for good race management in events that take over three hours. If that necessitates a wall banger so it be it, it is part of racing.
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I have a feeling you're going to really enjoy tonight's race. Perhaps the rain and green track will slow things down for a little while.
 
it's simple go to any car clue meet and see how many have Goodyear tires on their cars. If it weren't for NA$CAR Goodyear would be out of business long ago. I stopped running Goodyear tires in the 1980s. NA$CAR wants to go international then run an international tire.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
It happened to drivers that have been atop the charts all year. If Busch Hamlin or Edwards had performed better during the year and suffered tire issues too maybe people would take notice :)
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Ummmmm..................... 2nd place in points................ just sayin ;)
 
#17D500winner said:
If those Goodyear tire failures happened to Busch, Hamlin and Edwards, there'd be hardly a peep about it. But it didn't, it happened to a few Nascar princes so the sky is fallin and Goodyear is to blame.

Bulls**t.
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The sound of Juniors tire deflating was heard around the world in more than 150 different languages :rolleyes:
 
I don't have any pity for them myself, I think they abused the hell out of their tires like the always do and this time a couple of "stars" got bit. The cars are almost a second faster than the last time they came to the track is another reason. If you don't have enough skill to take care of your tires, after you smack the wall a couple of times, you will figure it out.
 
It looks like Goodyear is doing its job okay to me. They are building tires that are holding up for the most part. They issue warnings when they are concerned about potential problems. What racers do with those tires after they are out of Goodyear's hands is beyond Goodyear's control. Racing is different than street driving. Racing tires don't come with any guarantee. You buy your tires and set up your car and hope for the best. If Goodyear was making unsafe racing tires then there would be a lot more failures happening at a lot more tracks.

I'm disappointed with my Goodyear street tires too. But that's a whole different part of their business.

NASCAR could allow other tire companies to compete with Goodyear. But they probably won't due to wanting those exclusive contract dollars, and because of what happened last time. Remember back in the late 1980s - early 1990s when Hoosier went head-to-head against Goodyear?

Racers know they are pushing stuff to the edge, if they expect to win. They know that can cause catastrophic failure. You live with that or you find something else to do. Racers with good attitudes don't blame their misfortunes upon particular parts. They may admit that a part failed, but they don't blame the manufacturer. Some of today's racers whine too much. That's part of why NASCAR is losing fans.
 
Media tried to make an issue out of a non issue. some on here fell for it, some didn't. As usual, nothing will be said for the good of goodyear. Both Kez and Jr went with two tires and no tires, abused the hell out of em..neither one had anything to say about the terrible tires this week.
 
betcha blown tires is why kez hit hamlin ....then matt....then tony .....post race ??? ha!

as usual.......goodyear will deny it !! :D:D:D
 
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