Now, to the next subject in my rant and a popular subject of this week's show. With the evolution of racing suspension, we've all seen the affect on tires over the past few seasons. I can only try to imagine the challenge Good Year faces each week to attempt to provide a tire AND suspension for each style of track. With the tire sidewall, in essence, providing the only suspension on the car, where are we headed? What will be the tire of the future? Having never raced go carts, I can't imagine what it is like to drive that type of set-up. But when we look at where many of today's drivers got their start, it's no surprise why it has become the preferred set-up. Obviously something has to give. Will we see a revolution in tire technology to allow cars to continue going faster and putting more "pressure" on the patch? Or, will the NASCAR folks instill (more) new rules to back off the bump stops, etc.?
Our international contributor, Ked Dieter (from Canada) has been bringing us some Canadian racing history for the past few weeks. This week he should firmly on his soap box and told the world "We want a cup race!" I'm not sure how successful he expects to be in his quest. We're not even sure if the rest of Canada agrees with Ked. But now we at least know how Ked feels.
Coastal Jack Walker brought forth yest another Carolina Race Place historic race finish. Always a popular segment, I always love hearing him mentions the names of racers from our past. I've attached the podcast to this article, so you can listen to his segment and the whole show, if yo missed it.
The Bopper (Bobby Williamson) talked about a blast from my personal past...the defunct Atomic Speedway in Northeast Tennessee. The Atomic was demolished and replaced with a trucking company only to rise again next door as I-40 raceway. It's always nice to hear about a tracking being built...or re-built instead of the news too often of tracks being closed. Thanks Bopper!
I'll try to post some updates from the show more often. We always post Tim Leeming's Legentorial here on the site, but rarely let you folks know what else we do on Thee Goat Rodeo. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out all our archives at http://RacersReunionRadio.com...and listen live on Monday and Tuesday nights whenever possible. We always replay the weeks shows in a 24/7 loop the week after they air live.
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