From what I understand people buy 3 sets a month of maxxis at 200 a set plus wheels and all the chemicals you fill them with. and if its a money race you buy three more sets on the off chance you just might beat Nall or Chavous, Mullis Knoph or Yarbourough. Then you get your 24ft trailer to haul them all in. Am I dumb for not wanting to sign up for that? Do I not have as much fun racing as the next guy. or is it just cooler to have $10,000.00 in tires. I can't not feed my kids for a tire budget
I agree with you on this post and your previous post. I prefer to buy American as well. What class are you running in? What engine, specifically?
Comparing racing against the names you mentioned at big money races, and weekly racing at your local track is not congruent. No one shows up expecting to win big money races with the one set of tires they've run all season. You can get away with this (sometimes) at the local level because the competition isn't as tough.
It doesn't matter if it's a Burris tire rule, Maxxis rule, etc....If there's money on the line, guys will bring a trailer load of tires to have an advantage.
In fact, I'd suggest that Burris spec tire racing requires the most tires, and is the most costly, because of having to have current date code tires, every different profile cut and amount of roundness, tread depth, duro, and prep amount. That's created due to the tire design and thick rubber tread.
Then, if we go to a Burris race that doesn't require current date code stuff, we'll have tires as old as 10 years with us in the trailer, and they may be the fastest -- which is why most of the bigger Burris races now require newer date code stuff -- to prevent a guy like me who has a library of older tires to choose from having an advantage over someone newer to the sport or has less access to good older tires.
With thin rubber tires, you pretty much have different internal amounts and cure times to deal with.
Sure, on Carolina red clay and large car counts, you'll go through some Maxxis (or Cobras) due to the available grip in the track surface.
You won't have that problem at Ashway. You'll wear out Maxxis (or Cobras) more by sanding them to refinish them each week than you'll ever wear them on the track.
I'm not a big fan of Cobras, to be clear. But when a tire is 1/2 the price of other brands (including those made in the USA - Burris & Hoosier) racers and tracks are going to experiment with them.