New Concept from LOLMDS Concerning the Policing of Tires
Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES MEDIA Photos By: THESPORTSWIRE.NET / RACERSGUIDE.COM
WAYCROSS, GA- August 5, 2016- Since 2009, the LOLMDS protocol for policing race tires has been to send samples to a certified lab for a comprehensive report on each tested tire. To-date in 2016, the series has spent a tremendous amount of money to police tires, and vows to continue to provide fair and equitable opportunities for race teams to compete in any LOLMDS event.
After consulting with representatives of Hoosier Racing Tire, Florence Speedway, several drivers, and teams; the series will experiment with a new concept at the upcoming Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 – Presented by Lucas Oil.
The series will provide a new LM40 right rear tire, at no cost, to each team who transfers into the 100-lap North/South on Saturday night. Race teams will bring their wheel to a designated impound area where they will choose from fifty LM40 tires that are the same date code and 95″ chalk mark. Those tires will have to be mounted – in the presence of an LOLMDS official, inflated – using the nitrogen provided, and then remain stored at the LOLMDS trailer, until the start of the North/South 100 main event.
The series will sound a 10-minute call at the start of the 20-lap, Modified feature – held prior to the North/South 100 main event. At the conclusion of the Modified feature, the starting grid will roll to the infield where they will then receive their right rear wheel/tire from impound. Each team will have an opportunity to make air pressure adjustments, however, no cutting, siping, or buffing will be permitted. Following a brief intermission for track prep, the grid will roll to the frontstretch for driver introductions.
Drivers will only be permitted to change their right rear tire in the event of a flat. In that event, the series will provide a mounted LM40 that is not cut, siped, or buffed.
“We’re very excited to try this concept, the response has been tremendous,” said Series Director, Rick Schwallie.
The tire rule for Thursday’s Ralph Latham Memorial, Friday’s preliminary events, and Saturday’s B-Mains will remain the same – with standard testing policies in place. The left rear and front tires will also be subject to lab testing during Saturday night’s 100-lap main event.
Tire Rule for Florence Speedway – August 11th-13th:
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1350
Right Rear – Hoosier 03, LM40 (LOLMDS will supply all right rear LM40 tires for the North/South 100 main event, with this exception, right rear 03 tires are allowed at all other times.)
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