ATTENTION UK TIRE MANUFACTUER’S

[Cockerill]

Is there any chance of having a UK national this year with proper tires?

I have an email dated 5th March from Schumacher saying there new mini-spikes delivery is still 5 weeks away, that would make it the 9th April, yet this weekend I heard that they are still not expected for the second national. Obviously the current Mini-Spikes have a problem otherwise there wouldn’t be a new mould in the works, yet we are still expected to run the ’problem’ tires at the highest level in the UK. Lets hope the 'new' tire is the same material/compound/spike as the old one as mid-season is not the best time to introduce a new tire.

Today I had my day essentially ruined by Ballistic Buggy Quality Control, along with a few other drivers, using tires that were sold as Green compound, yet clearly weren’t when compared to other Green compound tires.

So here are a few helpful hints for the tire companies:

Two tires that are the same in one packet are good, not one that has poorly moulded spikes and one properly moulded tire.

Tires that are the compound that is written on the packet is good, not a different compound.

Is there any chance this could be sorted in time for Oswestry?

You have known about the tire choices for the nationals for over 4 Months, you have known what tires work where in different weather conditions for years. Is it really that hard to have a properly moulded, correctly marked tire available at a National event?

PS: Quality Control is defined by Google as meaning, 'The process of making sure that products or services are made to consistently high standards.'. Quality Assurance is defined by Google as meaning, 'A review of a product or service after completion to determine the degree of excellence achieved and deficiencies that need correction.'. Hope this helps!