Team Bridgestone?? What the hold up?

[LMsports]

Bridgestone has no plans for the near future to bring over 16.5 product.

[Hollywood]

Just found out, to get on TB through our local rep, you have to PAY $350 a year (per person) to get that support from them. 

Anyone else have a issue like this?  Seems kind of a waste to me. 

That sounds crazy. That would be counterproductive for Bridgestone as well if people either didn't race long enough to recover the cost in discounts or if they didn't like them to stick with them. If you would like some info on Bridgestone this year, my distributor and sponsor Quentin Mize of Mize Motors in Maryland might be able to help. You can reach him at 410-437-6611 at his shop during normal business hours. He has been really easy to work with. Call him.

[BrianC636]

Hollywood, Thanks for the tip.  I'll give him a shout tomorrow to see if he can help my wife and I get on TB for this year.  While I do understand most of the TB supported riders abused the program last year, it's just my wife and I racing this year in CCS.  Most of our other friends race CMRA and are already signed up for TB.

Found his email online and just dropped him a line.  We'll see what he says.

Brian

[gpz11]

In the Midwest region, we've been dealing with City Garage out of St. Louis. You can sign up though them also. I called up PTSC and they said to contact City Garage.

http://www.citygarageracing.com/

[BrianC636]

Woo hoo.  Got signed up the distributor that runs CMRA.  I have several friends that race there so I can just have them pick up tires for me ahead of time. 

Thanks for the help everyone.  I wish I could support Trackaddix since they are the tire people for our series but 350 per person just to get on the program (the 350 does get you more than tires but IMO it's geared to more track day guys than racers) is a little steep. 

[251am]

Thanks for the help everyone.  I wish I could support Trackaddix since they are the tire people for our series but 350 per person just to get on the program (the 350 does get you more than tires but IMO it's geared to more track day guys than racers) is a little steep. 

  What? $350 to BUY tires? What am I missing?

[BrianC636]

no, you pay 350 THEN you get to be on the TB pricing program. 

http://trackaddix.com/track/events/?pager=109

[251am]

  So, the only way to be in the TB pricing program in GreatPlains is to join the MotoMania $350 Club? Saving $50 per set of tires, under the racer prices?       

[Spooner]

The motomania deal also makes the practice days a lot cheaper....

[251am]

The motomania deal also makes the practice days a lot cheaper....

Under the $350 program they're $100. How much were they before?

The whole Moto Club deal seems like Sam's Club economics applied to bike racing. That's too bad.

I see some potential benefits, but just can't get past the "needing a $350 membership to spend money with us"  thing.

[BrianC636]

Under the $350 program they're $100. How much were they before?

The whole Moto Club deal seems like Sam's Club economics applied to bike racing. That's too bad.

I see some potential benefits, but just can't get past the "needing a $350 membership to spend money with us"  thing.

That was my point to.  You save a additional $50 over racer pricing with the $350.00.  For my wife and I that would be 14 sets just to break even over a season. 

I'm just glad another BS dealer helped us out.  I wanted to support Trackaddix but can't justify the additional cost just for tire support.

[ccs56]

I am pretty sure that this is not what Bridgestone had in mind for the 2007 Team Bridgestone Program. Racers in his region should speak to Bridgestone about the program Mr. Rumfola is running.
Contact:PTSC 9850 Park Davis Drive Indianapolis,In. 46235 (317)890-4500 (800)828-9143  :wtf