BF Goodrich ?

[JGRacing]

I like the idea of stopping tire cutting, but enforcement would be the difficult part.  If you have a tire on for several races on the same side, as it flexes in the turns it will not wear evenly.  Running it 10+ races might make it look like it has been camber cut.  As it is now, I would have to have seperate tires for dirt (uncut), tires for asphalt (camber cut), and tires for road course (straight cut).  By doing this it completely throws out the window the point of having one tire.  I would hate to be the person at 600 deciding on how to answer the tire question.  Seems like there is no perfect answer.  I wonder if a tire that has a shallow tread would still work on dirt, cut down the room for camber cutting, and stop the tires from chunking on pavement.  Then again a custom tire would cost more money than an off the shelf one the tire maker already has.  Not sure what the answer is.   

[thunder938]

We will all be told the answer  soon...In 600 we trust..

[Sagermotorsports]

     There is really no need to pass a rule on camber cutting, 600 never said that anyone HAD to cut the tires it just states that cutting the tires was legal. The option has always been there,so if someone did not want to cut their tires then they wouldn't have to. Granted their car probably wouldn't run with the rest of them.
     But I think that allowing the tires to be cut gives these cars the performance and handling that keeps the Legends a cut above entry division cars like the 4cyl. entry level division.
     This is only my thoughts and I don't want to get anyone mad at me,but I feel that without the advantage of cut tires a lot of racers could go to other, cheaper divisions and get a car that handled the same way.
     I love racing these Legends and one of the reasons is because you get a heck of a punch for your dollar. A lot of engineering has gone into the design and I think that cutting has a lot to do with how the car has evolved.

Brett

[VMS Motorsports]

Federal Tire confirmed by another trusted source. 
Available in February, mandatory use at beginning of points season

[IraceLegends77]

which Federal tire? They make a bunch. Thanks

Scott

[Sagermotorsports]

That figures, no grandfather clause

[JGRacing]

Hope they were able to get a better price than what we were paying for the BFG's. 

[Racinjj]

The real question is if they pass the lower price onto the races or just their pocket books.

[Sagermotorsports]

And now you are going to have all the Legends teams ordering there tires from maybe three different tire cutters all at the same time, What a mess. I think we are going to need a federal bailout to get us out of this one

Brett

[JGRacing]

Is Federal a stand alone brand, or is it the lower level brand name for Goodyear, Firestone, or one of the big tire companies? 

[IraceLegends77]

What I meant is Federal “What”. They make a lot of different model of tires. I just wanted to look at the tread patter to see if it is going to be good for the dirt. Just a litttle curious.

Scott 77w

[trmiv]

Is Federal a stand alone brand, or is it the lower level brand name for Goodyear, Firestone, or one of the big tire companies? 

Federal Tire is a Taiwanese  company.

[JGRacing]

I have not been in the tire market recently and had not heard of this brand.  We'll see what happens. 

[VMS Motorsports]

The Blah Blah Blah from their website:

Federal Tire was founded in Taiwan in 1954. Technical cooperation with Bridgestone Corporation from 1960-1979 and with Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Dunlop Tires) from 1981-2000 has given Federal the necessary and strong technical capabilities and know-how to produce our own brand tires today – Federal Tires. Today, Federal has established a strong network of overseas distributors with more than a hundred national/regional representatives throughout 70+ countries. Domestic channels are managed by our subsidiary, Federex Marketing Corporation, and through the years, distribution in Taiwan has grown strongly and penetrated each and every corner of the island.

With state-of-the-art technology, strict quality control, and highly regulated safety standards, Federal continues to develop innovative, quality tires for the UHP, SUV, LTR, and PCR lines.

Bolstered by new and better UHP, SUV and winter tires, and our ever improving full range of other high quality tires, Federal is presently enjoying tremendous growth. We will continue to focus on and constantly improve customer satisfaction, on-time and prompt delivery, and our after-sales services.

[VMS Motorsports]

Newest UNCONFIRMED update...heard from someone who knows someone...UNCONFIRMED...

New tires will be mandatory in March for asphalt only
Dirt can use either BFG or new tire in 2010, mandatory use in 2011.

Once again, this is not confirmed, I just wouldn't go throwing your good BFG's away yet