Originally Posted by
OriginalDonk
Any chance Paul can weigh in on why some of the newer tires (Bar Flys and Smoothies) were released in 60mm instead of 2.2? Business decision to tap into the massive stock racing surge here in the U.S.?
I actually answered a similar question earlier in the year before ROAR made them legal
The racers/consumers seemed pretty adamant that 2.4/60+mm was the next best thing since slice bread based off one tire, so we wanted to give the customers what they wanted and not miss out in case the tides turned. Unfortunately it takes a tremendous amount of time and money to make this all happen and we had been working on it for a long time. So after 10's of thousands of dollars and a whole new line-up (5 new patterns front and rear for 2wd and 4wd along with all new wheels front and rear for multiple vehicles), we now offer the latest and greatest. During all this time, drivers are realizing 2.2 wheels/tires didn't magically stop working
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