Firestone’s new chief engineer and manager of race tire development says she is meeting with IndyCar in early October to discuss possible changes in the tire regulations within the series. Cara Adams, who last Monday replaced Dale Harrigle as Brigestone Americas’ chief engineer and manager of race tire development, has told Motorsport.com that she is meeting with IndyCar in the first week of October. And one of the items on the agenda is to discuss altering the regulations over primary [harder black-walled] tires and alternate [softer, red-walled] tires. There have been observations – and in some cases, complaints – about the restricted use of the alternate compounds, which can...
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