Has Goodyear said anything about their 10 lap tires yet?

[Digger]

 

[Bucky Badger]

I remember not too long ago when the teams never worried about tires at the R.P. tracks. They always needed gas before the ever needed tires.

 

[Digger]

I remember not too long ago when the teams never worried about tires at the R.P. tracks. They always needed gas before the ever needed tires.

There were tire problems last October in the ARCA race as well, so it's not a problem limited to the COT.

Hoosier must've done their homework better than Goodyear.

 

[MRM]

With down ratings for the Shootout and the race not being a sell out, maybe Goodyear doesn't think anyone will notice.

 

[mike honcho]

Goodyear developing bigger tire: Goodyear is developing a wider, taller tire that could improve racing in the Sprint Cup series, but the tire won't be ready for competition until sometime next year at the earliest, a company official said. Goodyear officials hope to test the tire at a track in the second half of the season, said Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of race tire sales. The tire could make its debut at the short- track events in 2010 if things go well. That would follow how NASCAR phased in the Car of Tomorrow. The main advantage of a taller, wider tire is it could give drivers more grip. That would help the car's handling and could give teams improved tire wear. "We're operating right on the edge of the envelope for our current package," Stucker said. "The new car definitely seems to stress tires differently with the additional right-side weight, it's harder on those right sides. We would like to go taller and wider to... make the tire a little bit more forgiving and a little less sensitive to maybe guys missing the setup or maybe being more aggressive on their setups." Goodyear's current Cup tire is 28.5 inches tall and 11-12 inches wide, depending on the track configuration. Stucker said that Goodyear officials are looking at making the tire 1.5 to 2 inches taller and the same amount wider. That creates issues, though. A taller, wider tire will force teams to alter their cars and that could cause headaches. "When you raise the car up, obviously, you change your suspension pickup points and so on and so forth," Stucker said. "We're trying to be very careful in approaching this. If there are going to be changes necessary, make sure they're the right changes and let's think through it. We're proceeding fairly cautiously." Another issue is that Stucker said that Goodyear would have to alter its equipment to produce a different-sized tire. That will take time. "We've got to make some fairly significant changes, which we are in the process of planning and getting ready to do," Stucker said. "That's going to take some time to upgrade all of that equipment."(Virginian Pilot)(2-5-2009)

 

[Magnethead]

Goodyear developing bigger tire: Goodyear is developing a wider, taller tire that could improve racing in the Sprint Cup series, but the tire won't be ready for competition until sometime next year at the earliest, a company official said. Goodyear officials hope to test the tire at a track in the second half of the season, said Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of race tire sales. The tire could make its debut at the short- track events in 2010 if things go well. That would follow how NASCAR phased in the Car of Tomorrow. The main advantage of a taller, wider tire is it could give drivers more grip. That would help the car's handling and could give teams improved tire wear. "We're operating right on the edge of the envelope for our current package," Stucker said. "The new car definitely seems to stress tires differently with the additional right-side weight, it's harder on those right sides. We would like to go taller and wider to... make the tire a little bit more forgiving and a little less sensitive to maybe guys missing the setup or maybe being more aggressive on their setups." Goodyear's current Cup tire is 28.5 inches tall and 11-12 inches wide, depending on the track configuration. Stucker said that Goodyear officials are looking at making the tire 1.5 to 2 inches taller and the same amount wider. That creates issues, though. A taller, wider tire will force teams to alter their cars and that could cause headaches. "When you raise the car up, obviously, you change your suspension pickup points and so on and so forth," Stucker said. "We're trying to be very careful in approaching this. If there are going to be changes necessary, make sure they're the right changes and let's think through it. We're proceeding fairly cautiously." Another issue is that Stucker said that Goodyear would have to alter its equipment to produce a different-sized tire. That will take time. "We've got to make some fairly significant changes, which we are in the process of planning and getting ready to do," Stucker said. "That's going to take some time to upgrade all of that equipment."(Virginian Pilot)(2-5-2009)

this has already been posted

 

[Digger]

With down ratings for the Shootout and the race not being a sell out, maybe Goodyear doesn't think anyone will notice.

I'll tell you what. Drivers keep racing like they did during the Shootout and the ARCA race and tires keep blowing every 10 laps, people will notice if NASCAR has to scrape up drivers off the pavement.

Thank god the COT is really really safe. I don't want to know what would happen if we weren't running the COT.

 

[Magnethead]

I'll tell you what. Drivers keep racing like they did during the Shootout and the ARCA race and tires keep blowing every 10 laps, people will notice if NASCAR has to scrape up drivers off the pavement.

Thank god the COT is really really safe. I don't want to know what would happen if we weren't running the COT.

Well, i know for certain we probably wouldn't have the 00 car on track...

 

[Digger]

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials (Sprint Cup)

Number of Tires: Left-side – 1,950; Right-side – 1,950

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4180; Right-side -- D-4222

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.4 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 27 psi; Left Rear -- 27 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 48 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 41-43 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be running a different tire set-up than those in the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series at Daytona this week . . . Sprint Cup teams will be running the same left-side tire code (D-4180) that they ran at Daytona last July, but they will be running a brand new right-side code (D-4222) . . . the new right-side features a slight change in compound over last year, which is designed to make the tire more heat resistant . . . Daytona is the only track at which Cup teams will run either of these two tire codes in 2009 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

Anyone think they'll last 40-45 laps?