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New NASCAR Rules For Kentucky & 1-2 Mile Races...
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I will agree that clean air seems to give an unfair advantage to the lead car. We've seen guys who have not been leaders inherit the lead and just take off once they are out front. This might make the longer tracks more competitive, but I do hope that this part
will not end up with tires shedding their tread and needing to be changed every 10 laps.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
What's your take on a harder tire for all tracks?
It's a trade off. Harder tires hold together better and you get more laps out of them, but you cannot carry your speed through the turns and handing in traffic gets can get real sporty. Softer tires grip well and make the car handle great, but they don't last. Harder tires with splitter and spoiler to create down force, at least in my mind, gives drivers a car that grips the track so long as they don't get too close to another car, but the tires are not an issue. No magic bullets here, I just hope that using a soft tire that was not designed for a 1.5 mile or longer track does not end up coming apart after just a few laps at speed.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
Generally speaking, I lean towards a harder tire.
OTOH, when it comes to aero...look at Truex Jr's car here from the right side door back to the spoiler....
