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That's why they call it testing............they will simply change the compound and fix the chunking problem. I don't see how this is a major issue. Highly doubt NHRA "just did this" without consulting with both Goodyear AND Pro-Stock teams. And if it reduces the amount of time and money teams spend "scuffing" tires, it WILL be helpful.

Some are so ANTI NHRA, that they look at ANY change NHRA makes as the worst thing in the world.

The tire shake issue is about proper setup, not the tire

On the one hand, people say something "must be done" to curtail costs, which they have, by mandating certain tires, shocks, body profiles, ignition boxes, testing time, keeping out EFI, etc, etc, etc, to more or less keep most teams on the same playing field and limit unobtanium parts and R&D from the best funded teams.........but when the NHRA DOES make the changes, guys complain the class has no character and handicaps the innovative...........you can't have it both ways.

As it stands now, with the aero package rules, shocks, tires, clutches, etc, it more or less limits "innovation" to making more power. So what exactly do you think they should do to "limit" costs. Production bodies and parts, sure isn't the answer, because at that point, every team pretty much scrap what they have now and starts at square one and then you have the "factory wars" all over again. That to me doesn't sound cost saving at all, especially when Ford and Chrysler have little factory support now anyway. That would virtually guarantee that Pro-Stock becomes the "Camaro class" more so than it is


Monte

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Again... Monte steps up with words of reason. Well said