They are shreading the tires now. I would hate to see what would happen to a smaller tire. Imagine the tire shake. This quote from wilkerson says alot
Quote: “When I’m using 13 pairs of tires in two races like I did in Gainesville and Charlotte, we have to do something about that,” Wilkerson said. “I know the small fuel pump will take care of that by reducing the power.”
Wilkerson is also prepared to face the reality if this rule change causes drastic carnage and increases the cost of doing business, he might just be done.
“When we ran these pumps, we were a lot poorer,” Wilkerson admitted. “Nobody had the kind of money which is out here now. If it takes a pair of cylinder heads to beat the competition, it wouldn’t hurt John Force or Don Schumacher … if that’s what it takes, that might be enough to run me out business. But, maybe we are overreacting. That’s why they call it testing; maybe we ought to just give it a try.”