pchall
12-22-08, 08:42 PM
Even though those exploding, chunking Badyears are contracted for through 2011, wonder if they or NASCRAP want an early out to avoid even more bad publicity?
Firestone testing stock car tires
December 21, 9:43 AM
by Greg Engle, NASCAR Examiner
Is there a tire war in NASCAR’s future?
Despite efforts to remain low key, Firestone was discovered testing stock car tires at Homestead-Miami Speedway this past week.
A Chip Ganassi Racing ARCA stock car driven by Scott Pruett tested on the road course. But an executive with Firestone said the test was nothing more than that, a test.
"It was not a Firestone test and it was not a NASCAR test, it was a technical exercise to try and develop current stock car technology," Al Speyer, executive director of Firestone/Bridgestone motorsports told SpeedTV.com’s Robin Miller.
"It was a brandless program. There was no name on the tires or the uniforms or even the tire machines. And the car was painted gray,” he added. “We were just trying to be as low key as possible."
link (http://www.examiner.com/x-543-NASCAR-Examiner~y2008m12d21-Firestone-testing-stock-car-tires)
Firestone testing stock car tires
December 21, 9:43 AM
by Greg Engle, NASCAR Examiner
Is there a tire war in NASCAR’s future?
Despite efforts to remain low key, Firestone was discovered testing stock car tires at Homestead-Miami Speedway this past week.
A Chip Ganassi Racing ARCA stock car driven by Scott Pruett tested on the road course. But an executive with Firestone said the test was nothing more than that, a test.
"It was not a Firestone test and it was not a NASCAR test, it was a technical exercise to try and develop current stock car technology," Al Speyer, executive director of Firestone/Bridgestone motorsports told SpeedTV.com’s Robin Miller.
"It was a brandless program. There was no name on the tires or the uniforms or even the tire machines. And the car was painted gray,” he added. “We were just trying to be as low key as possible."
link (http://www.examiner.com/x-543-NASCAR-Examiner~y2008m12d21-Firestone-testing-stock-car-tires)