MT pulls out of NHRA

[888STOCKER]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

NHRA has definitely given Mickey Thompson and Hoosier the "shaft" on the Pro Stock tire deal, but I think it is a mistake and a "knee jerk" reaction on the part of M/T to withdraw from NHRA since 99.9% of their business is on the sportsman side. Some of these companies need to "wake up" and worry about their bread and butter, the sportsman racers. Just my .02.

As Always, the sportsman racers don't matter. We are just the ones they suck all the money from, we buy there product & support them, In return all they can think about are the Pro's!
This is Phoenix all over again.........in fact that is when I switched from Phoenix tires to M/T! Who is going to mount my tires at the track?...and why run a product that doesn't pay?.....I guess it is time to see what Hoosier got!

[Greg Hill]

I don't run MT tires but I have to applaud them for their stand on the pro stock deal. Why are they being kept from competing in pro stock? That could be dollars in sponsorship money to a pro stock team that needs it. I just wonder what Goodyear had to do to get an exclusive deal? How much did it cost and who got the money? Another example of a shady deal with no transparency. I wonder what the salaries of the top management and board of directors total at NHRA. Do you think any of them are going to have a salary reduction in these tough economic times?

Greg

[Mike Fuller]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

I don't run MT tires but I have to applaud them for their stand on the pro stock deal. Why are they being kept from competing in pro stock? That could be dollars in sponsorship money to a pro stock team that needs it. I just wonder what Goodyear had to do to get an exclusive deal? How much did it cost and who got the money? Another example of a shady deal with no transparency. I wonder what the salaries of the top management and board of directors total at NHRA. Do you think any of them are going to have a salary reduction in these tough economic times?

Greg

I agree with you Greg. NHRA is stiffling the compitition by doing this.

[donald j raiser]

we will support mickey thompson 100%.
dj raiser

[Michael Beard]

Speaking of knee jerk... Why would people talk about switching tire manufacturers? Mickey Thompson has long been a phenomenal supporter of Sportsman racers, and makes a phenomenal product to go with it. You'd think that this would be a nice opportunity for racers to band together -- not to take it out on M/T, but rather pressure NHRA to allow M/T to compete (and as they said, they would reconsider their NHRA support)

I run the 30x9" M/T radial, even when bracket racing. I find it to be the most consistent ticket-printing tire I've ever had. At the $20K Footbrake at Piedmont, I was on cords early in the day on Friday, and still made it to the semi-finals (red-light). I don't mean like a hint of cords showing, I mean a strip of cords an inch wide going all the way around the tire. Last pass on them was a 1.403!!!

I'm with you M/T. I hope that NHRA revisits their decision and makes it possible for you to continue to do business with them and their racers.

[ss3845]

M/T spent a lot of money last year researching and testing their P/S tire. I'm sure they are more than a little pissed about the "exclusive" supplier deal.

Maybe NHRA can supply the tires to the pro's like they do with the nitro. After a small markup of course.

[b.guggenmos]

Originally Posted by ss3845

M/T spent a lot of money last year researching and testing their P/S tire. I'm sure they are more than a little pissed about the "exclusive" supplier deal.

Maybe NHRA can supply the tires to the pro's like they do with the nitro. After a small markup of course.

M/T got hosed by NHRA. Brian

[mcaruso]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Speaking of knee jerk... Why would people talk about switching tire manufacturers? Mickey Thompson has long been a phenomenal supporter of Sportsman racers, and makes a phenomenal product to go with it. You'd think that this would be a nice opportunity for racers to band together -- not to take it out on M/T, but rather pressure NHRA to allow M/T to compete (and as they said, they would reconsider their NHRA support)

I'm with you M/T. I hope that NHRA revisits their decision and makes it possible for you to continue to do business with them and their racers.

A Second that!

[Larry Ericksmoen]

I support Mickey Thompsons decision. They have been a major sponsor for 26 years with the NHRA and they deserve to be treated better. For NHRA to change the rules without first consulting or informing companies like M/T goes to show why the list of contingency paying companies gets shorter each year.
The NHRA continues to act more like a government agency with no regard for the people or companies that are affected by their decisions.
M/T has made the best working sportsman tires forever, and I'm sure you will see them supporting the sportsman racers through their team M/T program or other events and sanctioning bodies.