Phoenix, Arizona (January 29, 2014) Today, the National Dirt Racing League announced and clarified its tire rules for the 2014 season. During preliminary discussions with race teams interested in following the tour they were advised that the series would use a tire rule which required a Hoosier 1300 or harder compound. However after further consideration and discussion among series officials, participating tracks and teams that have committed to the series for 2014, the series has opted to tailor the tire rules to each venue. In most cases tires will be limited to four compound selections at each event. Those compounds will be announced well in advance of each event.
“We have been discussing the tire rules since the PRI Show. We wanted to try to reduce the number of tires teams would need to buy and transport to each event. We had extensive discussions with Shanon Rush at Hoosier Racing Tire over the last 2 months. And with his input and that of many of our teams and tracks we have put together a rule that we feel will benefit not only our travelers but the many local and regional teams that we will have entering our events.” stated NDRL Series Director Kelley Carlton. “The tire cost itself is high when your tire rule is completely open but there is also the cost of additional wheels and the need to store and transport a larger selection of tires. With the rule we will be using we will certainly cut into that cost pretty significantly. This tire rule will be in affect beginning with our season-opening ‘Bama Bash’ at East Alabama Motor Speedway.”
The Series announced that for its events at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama on February 27 – March 1 and Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee on March 6-8 only the following compounds of Hoosier Racing Tire will be allowed: Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1450 and 1600. Competitors may choose to run any style of those 4 compounds provided they are clearly marked with the 4 digit designation. Tire compound marks may NOT be removed or covered as they must be clearly visible at all times.
Further the National Dirt Racing League will continue its “zero-tolerance” policy for chemical tire alterations. Multiple tire samples will be taken at each event and forwarded for laboratory testing to insure that they have not been chemically enhanced or altered. “The tire doping thing is an epidemic and we are going to do our dead level best to make sure our teams don’t feel the need to use it. We will be very diligent in collecting various samples throughout the various stages of an event.” Carlton added.
Official NDRL 2014 Sponsors:
Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Race Fuels, Arizona Sport Shirts, Keyser Manufacturing, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Capital Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, DirtonDirt.com, Bell, DirtWrap, Genesis Shocks, CV Products, Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, JRi Shocks, C&R Racing, RaceClean and JNJ Motorsports Media.
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