Flying Penguin
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https://racer.com/2023/02/28/new-alternate-tire-procedures-for-st-pete-long-beach-and-wwtr/
At World Wide Technology Raceway in August, an idea IndyCar and Firestone has had in the works for years will finally become a reality as the series will hold its first oval race where Firestone’s alternate tires will be used. In the rules outlined for WWTR’s 1.25-mile oval, teams must use one set of alternates in practice and one set in the race.
According to Cara Krystolic, Bridgestone/Firestone’s director of race tire engineering and production, the WWTR alternates will not be a derivative of any alternate tires used on road and street courses. As Krystolic told RACER, the oval alternates will be specific to WWTR and in the range of the softest tires Firestone have previously used at WWTR with more durable compounds.
At World Wide Technology Raceway in August, an idea IndyCar and Firestone has had in the works for years will finally become a reality as the series will hold its first oval race where Firestone’s alternate tires will be used. In the rules outlined for WWTR’s 1.25-mile oval, teams must use one set of alternates in practice and one set in the race.
According to Cara Krystolic, Bridgestone/Firestone’s director of race tire engineering and production, the WWTR alternates will not be a derivative of any alternate tires used on road and street courses. As Krystolic told RACER, the oval alternates will be specific to WWTR and in the range of the softest tires Firestone have previously used at WWTR with more durable compounds.
