Post by dalejrfan on Oct 29, 2005 19:11:15 GMT -5
Air pressure in the right-front? That's now up to Goodyear, NASCAR
HAMPTON, Ga. – The minimum has now become mandatory.
Beginning this weekend, NASCAR has made the Goodyear recommended minimum air pressure in right-front tires mandatory for all three of its top-three series – Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Trucks.
The right-front tire pressure will be measured and recorded by a NASCAR official before the start of each race.
Then, when cars pit during the race, a NASCAR official must measure and record the air pressure of the right-front tire before it is changed during a pit stop.
"Taking into consideration what we've been dealing with on and off all summer, we just decided to get with Goodyear, our tire supplier, and help them police and regulate what they feel is a safe tire pressure to run," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president for competition.
Pemberton said the right-front tire was selected for enforcement because it is considered the most important.
"We feel like if you use the recommended minimum on the right-front, the rest of the tires will fall in line in how the teams adjust their chassis," he said.
The rule change was announced during Saturday's Truck Series drivers' meeting at Atlanta Motor Speedway and will be spelled out again in Sunday's drivers' meeting prior to the Cup race. This weekend, the mandatory minimum air pressure on the right-front tire is 47 pounds per square inch.
Since August, NASCAR officials have been recording the front tire pressures of all cars at the start of the race simply to gather information on what pressures teams use to start the race.
Tire problems have cropped up several times this season, most recently at the Charlotte race two weeks ago when increased speeds from a smoother track led to several right-front tire failures.
HAMPTON, Ga. – The minimum has now become mandatory.
Beginning this weekend, NASCAR has made the Goodyear recommended minimum air pressure in right-front tires mandatory for all three of its top-three series – Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Trucks.
The right-front tire pressure will be measured and recorded by a NASCAR official before the start of each race.
Then, when cars pit during the race, a NASCAR official must measure and record the air pressure of the right-front tire before it is changed during a pit stop.
"Taking into consideration what we've been dealing with on and off all summer, we just decided to get with Goodyear, our tire supplier, and help them police and regulate what they feel is a safe tire pressure to run," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president for competition.
Pemberton said the right-front tire was selected for enforcement because it is considered the most important.
"We feel like if you use the recommended minimum on the right-front, the rest of the tires will fall in line in how the teams adjust their chassis," he said.
The rule change was announced during Saturday's Truck Series drivers' meeting at Atlanta Motor Speedway and will be spelled out again in Sunday's drivers' meeting prior to the Cup race. This weekend, the mandatory minimum air pressure on the right-front tire is 47 pounds per square inch.
Since August, NASCAR officials have been recording the front tire pressures of all cars at the start of the race simply to gather information on what pressures teams use to start the race.
Tire problems have cropped up several times this season, most recently at the Charlotte race two weeks ago when increased speeds from a smoother track led to several right-front tire failures.