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January 09, 2008
Tire issues during Daytona testing
It seems that blistering tires could be an issue for this years Daytona 500. Tires blistering seemed to be a concern during testing, it even could have led to a crash by Casey Mears, who blew a tire before flattening the side of his car.
It was just few having problems, lots of drivers had blistering tires , some are concerned and others think once more rubber gets put down on the track it'll be fine. Some think it could be due to setups and others are taking a wait and see approach.
NASCAR doesn't think it's a concern and said not to expect any changes before Speedweeks 2008, so if they are having problems, the teams are going to have to find a way to solve it or it could be a messy race. This tire is a little different than the tire they used on the COT at Dega, described at having "more stagger" to it and that it's something the teams are going to have to adjust to.
I guess we'll have to wait and see, but I hope the optimists are right and it changes once more rubber gets on the track or we could have a lot of wrecks and more than one "big one".
Your thoughts?
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Ya Know Kat, that CC will do ANYTHING in the name of speed...radical set-ups that gamble on cautions...if the tires blister we'll cry that Good~Year didn't bring the right tire! I've said all along if CC's paid attention to what the chassis/tires is saying this would be a non-factor...when I first started racing (Chariots) tire temps where the only way to know what the car was doing!
Posted by: Fan #5 | Jan 9, 2008 9:08:37 PM
when I first started racing (Chariots)
ok Ben Hur lol
Posted by: aggie | Jan 9, 2008 9:41:38 PM
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