Why are people obsessed with existing tires, compounds, and constructions? Spec tires mean a clean sheet of paper for engineers to build us the best tire for our needs!craigs wrote:The R55 is what 72% of the people are looking for when asked what type of spec tire they would want.tiagosantos wrote:The least acceptable way of dealing with this is picking the hardest current tire (R55's) as a spec and getting the price down.
"A specifically designed slick tire by Hoosier, Goodyear, American Racer, or other; that fits on existing FV rims, is a racing slick compound and is designed to last 12-15 heat cycles with very little grip degradation. Rubber to last 20+ sessions."
That's the R55.
They have 10 monthes to manage their current inventory and production. Racers have 10 monthes to manage their purchasing. Worrying that some Runoff contender will not be able to get full use of his free tires in 2013 really is not a concern.