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[BFP92]

*National Dirt Racing League Announces National Tour Tire Rules for 2014* * * *"Phoenix, Arizona (January 29, 2014)"* Today, the National Dirt Racing League announced and clarified its tire rules for the 2014 season. During preliminary discussions with race teams interested in following the tour they were advised that the series would use a tire rule which required a Hoosier 1300 or harder compound. However after further consideration and discussion among series officials, participating tracks and teams that have committed to the series for 2014, the series has opted to tailor the tire rules to each venue. In most cases tires will be limited to four compound selections at each event. Those compounds will be announced well in advance of each event.   “We have been discussing the tire rules since the PRI Show. We wanted to try to reduce the number of tires teams would need to buy and transport to each event. We had extensive discussions with Shanon Rush at Hoosier Racing Tire over the last 2 months. And with his input and that of many of our teams and tracks we have put together a rule that we feel will benefit not only our travelers but the many local and regional teams that we will have entering our events.” stated NDRL Series Director Kelley Carlton. “The tire cost itself is high when your tire rule is completely open but there is also the cost of additional wheels and the need to store and transport a larger selection of tires. With the rule we will be using we will certainly cut into that cost pretty significantly. This tire rule will be in affect beginning with our season-opening ‘Bama Bash’ at East Alabama Motor Speedway.”   The Series announced that for its events at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama on February 27 – March 1 and Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee on March 6-8 only the following compounds of Hoosier Racing Tire will be allowed: Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1450 and 1600. Competitors may choose to run any style of those 4 compounds provided they are clearly marked with the 4 digit designation. Tire compound marks may NOT be removed or covered as they must be clearly visible at all times.   Further the National Dirt Racing League will continue its “zero-tolerance” policy for chemical tire alterations. Multiple tire samples will be taken at each event and forwarded for laboratory testing to insure that they have not been chemically enhanced or altered. “The tire doping thing is an epidemic and we are going to do our dead level best to make sure our teams don’t feel the need to use it. We will be very diligent in collecting various samples throughout the various stages of an event.” Carlton added.   Official NDRL 2014 Sponsors: Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Race Fuels, Arizona Sport Shirts, Keyser Manufacturing, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Capital Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, DirtonDirt.com , Bell, DirtWrap, Genesis Shocks, CV Products, Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, JRi Shocks, C&R Racing, RaceClean and JNJ Motorsports Media.  To stay up with all of the latest happenings check out www.thendrl.com  and make sure to “Like” the National Dirt Racing League on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NationalDirtRacingLeague  and follow the NDRL on Twitter at @The_NDRL. The list of 2014 partners continues to grow, if you have questions or comments or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the NDRL contact Series Director Kelley Carlton at (864) 871-1442 /kcarlton@thendrl.com  or NDRL Marketing Director Jason Babyak at (602) 647-0649 /jbabyak@thendrl.com .   i have been a strong proponent for the NDRL but this is bullshit. They are turning into the other series and being bought off by Hoosier. So much for integrity. I guess it's screw the local guy as usual.

[team2010]

*National Dirt Racing League Announces National Tour Tire Rules for 2014*
* *
*"Phoenix, Arizona (January 29, 2014)"* Today, the National Dirt Racing League announced and clarified its tire rules for the 2014 season. During preliminary discussions with race teams interested in following the tour they were advised that the series would use a tire rule which required a Hoosier 1300 or harder compound. However after further consideration and discussion among series officials, participating tracks and teams that have committed to the series for 2014, the series has opted to tailor the tire rules to each venue. In most cases tires will be limited to four compound selections at each event. Those compounds will be announced well in advance of each event.
 
“We have been discussing the tire rules since the PRI Show. We wanted to try to reduce the number of tires teams would need to buy and transport to each event. We had extensive discussions with Shanon Rush at Hoosier Racing Tire over the last 2 months. And with his input and that of many of our teams and tracks we have put together a rule that we feel will benefit not only our travelers but the many local and regional teams that we will have entering our events.” stated NDRL Series Director Kelley Carlton. “The tire cost itself is high when your tire rule is completely open but there is also the cost of additional wheels and the need to store and transport a larger selection of tires. With the rule we will be using we will certainly cut into that cost pretty significantly. This tire rule will be in affect beginning with our season-opening ‘Bama Bash’ at East Alabama Motor Speedway.”
 
The Series announced that for its events at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama on February 27 – March 1 and Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee on March 6-8 only the following compounds of Hoosier Racing Tire will be allowed: Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1450 and 1600. Competitors may choose to run any style of those 4 compounds provided they are clearly marked with the 4 digit designation. Tire compound marks may NOT be removed or covered as they must be clearly visible at all times.
 
Further the National Dirt Racing League will continue its “zero-tolerance” policy for chemical tire alterations. Multiple tire samples will be taken at each event and forwarded for laboratory testing to insure that they have not been chemically enhanced or altered. “The tire doping thing is an epidemic and we are going to do our dead level best to make sure our teams don’t feel the need to use it. We will be very diligent in collecting various samples throughout the various stages of an event.” Carlton added.
 
Official NDRL 2014 Sponsors:
Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Race Fuels, Arizona Sport Shirts, Keyser Manufacturing, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Capital Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, DirtonDirt.com
, Bell, DirtWrap, Genesis Shocks, CV Products, Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, JRi Shocks, C&R Racing, RaceClean and JNJ Motorsports Media.
 To stay up with all of the latest happenings check out www.thendrl.com
 and make sure to “Like” the National Dirt Racing League on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NationalDirtRacingLeague
 and follow the NDRL on Twitter at @The_NDRL. The list of 2014 partners continues to grow, if you have questions or comments or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the NDRL contact Series Director Kelley Carlton at (864) 871-1442 /kcarlton@thendrl.com
 or NDRL Marketing Director Jason Babyak at (602) 647-0649 /jbabyak@thendrl.com
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 i have been a strong proponent for the NDRL but this is bullshit. They are turning into the other series and being bought off by Hoosier. So much for integrity. I guess it's screw the local guy as usual.

do people realize how much hoosier pays tracks to enforce a hoosier tire rule only?

[BFP92]

I really don't care how much they pay them. We still have to buy the overpriced damn things.

[bezerker]

A tire rule only benefits the track or series. It is not " to benefit the race teams" that is a complete lie.
When the track or series gets the tires for $70 - $80 and sells them for $160+ it doesnt benefit racers.
When the track also gets $10,000+ each year to "enforce" a tire rule (which is suppose to be given to the teams via the purse LOL) with no benefit to the teams it doesnt benefit the teams. ( Upon discussions with Hoosier aka Shannon Rush about this fee aid to the tracks, "what the tracks do with this money we have no control of, it is meant to be for the race teams")
It only lets a tire maker monopolize the racing in this area.
It also allows the local racing to do the R&D work and thus giving the National teams all the info they need to take the big money from the locals in big money events.

Edited by bezerker, 29 January 2014 - 08:36 PM.

[team2010]

A tire rule only benefits the track or series. It is not " to benefit the race teams" that is a complete lie.
When the track or series gets the tires for $70 - $80 and sells them for $160+ it doesnt benefit racers.
When the track also gets $10,000+ each year to "enforce" a tire rule (which is suppose to be given to the teams via the purse LOL) with no benefit to the teams it doesnt benefit the teams. ( Upon discussions with Hoosier aka Shannon Rush about this fee aid to the tracks, "what the tracks do with this money we have no control of, it is meant to be for the race teams")
It only lets a tire maker monopolize the racing in this area.
It also allows the local racing to do the R&D work and thus giving the National teams all the info they need to take the big money from the locals in big money events.

my point exactly, tracks put it in their pocket. Thats how tracks like ppms and other stay in business.

[BFP92]

I hope the NDRL Northeast doesn't try this Shit. If they do their car counts will be seriously hurting.

[Skull]

A tire rule only benefits the track or series. It is not " to benefit the race teams" that is a complete lie.
When the track or series gets the tires for $70 - $80 and sells them for $160+ it doesnt benefit racers.
When the track also gets $10,000+ each year to "enforce" a tire rule (which is suppose to be given to the teams via the purse LOL) with no benefit to the teams it doesnt benefit the teams. ( Upon discussions with Hoosier aka Shannon Rush about this fee aid to the tracks, "what the tracks do with this money we have no control of, it is meant to be for the race teams")
It only lets a tire maker monopolize the racing in this area.
It also allows the local racing to do the R&D work and thus giving the National teams all the info they need to take the big money from the locals in big money events.

Couldn't have said it better myself. The tire money is 100% guaranteed. So, where a track could, in theory, profit from getting more cars minus a tire rule, they are not going to take that chance. Once the cow, or in this case the golden goose is out of the barn, there is no going back.

[lvillefan19]

then you guys bitch about the tire rules for say lernerville and woo. ndrl is doing the same thing

[m_stagev]

like racing in Russia I say. Looks like hoosier is trying to run American racer out of business.

[bezerker]

If you really want to enforce a tire rule, and eliminate this burden of carting tires to every event (LOL), let all teams buy tires at the event only on race day. This eliminates any chance of gooping tires if they are sold a couple of hours prior to the event. Most teams are already at the event days ahead of time. It is hard work to prep tires but as far as I know it could be done. Plus it also eliminates certain teams getting tires which are not available to all.

[The Legend]

If you really want to enforce a tire rule, and eliminate this burden of carting tires to every event (LOL), let all teams buy tires at the event only on race day. This eliminates any chance of gooping tires if they are sold a couple of hours prior to the event. Most teams are already at the event days ahead of time. It is hard work to prep tires but as far as I know it could be done. Plus it also eliminates certain teams getting tires which are not available to all.

How about we bring our wheels and they mount them for us , $50.00 a tire and no grooving or siping 1 compound only !!

[racer777]

How about we bring our wheels and they mount them for us , $50.00 a tire and no grooving or siping 1 compound only !!

Best idea ever! Thats making it more cost effective for the racers, and the only true fair way. Problem is that no one would get rich.

[bezerker]

Hey guys you have it all wrong! That would benefit the racer! LOL!