Email campaign to Michelin.

BrianCunningham · 08-18-2009, 03:13 PM

I was thinking of getting a set of Michelin Sport cups for my car, as I do track days

Then I read this:

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Originally Posted by LG Motorsports

Well the ALMS series had to give the BMW a bunch of weight and Restrictor concessions to beat Michelin.

As for John Shiels question: the "WE" will not include Michelin on our car.

We were turned down one more time today.

Why would any Corvette owner want to buy Michelin Tires for their street car when they won't even sell tires to a Corvette competitor???

Every Porsche in the series has Michelin tires, but only the Factory Corvette gets to run on Michelins, NOT LG Motorsports!

I still think that is un-American!

So we are going to be Soybean Filler in the ALMS Hamburger again.

Thanks guys

Lou Gigliotti

So I went here:
http://www.michelin.com/corporate/fr...que=87&lang=EN

and sent this:

Quote:

I was thinking of getting a set of Michelin Sport cups for my car as I do track days

Then I read this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...post1571181341

Care to comment?

Care to join us?

Luke@tirerack · 08-18-2009, 03:19 PM

I can assure you there is more to the story than the sale of some tires .... I'll ask around

Grzldvt1 · 08-18-2009, 07:38 PM

Ya, I suspect Luke is right, there is more to this than meets the eye.

I worked for a company that was being looked at by IBM, they passed due to product quality, and trust me it was not a surprise. Our CEO, as the story goes from a first hand witness, just reams the IBM executive out from one end to another.
Several months later, the IBM executive leaves and is hired by our largest customer. We were tossed out of that customer in less than three weeks.
Our side of the story, we are being phased out due to pricing issues, but we believe we can solve that and continue a strong relationship. As I know it today they never got back in, and the company went down.

Wren · 08-18-2009, 07:44 PM

Continuing my lack of respect for any class with competition adjustments.

barkingowl · 08-18-2009, 07:46 PM

I like Michelin tires & will continue to use them.

CoolVette86 · 08-18-2009, 07:51 PM

Wait, my RIF hat is in the wash, excuse me...

What's going on here?

UniqueDoug · 08-18-2009, 08:02 PM

So, Lou is pizzed cause he can't use Michelins on his Corvette but the stock corvettes and Porsche can???

BrianCunningham · 08-18-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by UniqueDoug

So, Lou is pizzed cause he can't use Michelins on his Corvette but the stock corvettes and Porsche can???

snide · 08-18-2009, 09:05 PM

Brian, where do you track your car?

Drunken Master · 08-18-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by UniqueDoug

So, Lou is pizzed cause he can't use Michelins on his Corvette but the stock corvettes and Porsche can???

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianCunningham

uh , WHY ?

UniqueDoug · 08-18-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham

And Michelin dictates this, not the racing series??

snide · 08-18-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Drunken Master

uh , WHY ?

I see you followed the link above.

Drunken Master · 08-18-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by snide

I see you followed the link above.

was hoping for cliff notes

BrianCunningham · 08-18-2009, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UniqueDoug

And Michelin dictates this, not the racing series??

UniqueDoug · 08-18-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham

Well, that is frucked up! As one poster indicated, what are the internal Michelin politics behind this???

BrianCunningham · 08-18-2009, 09:46 PM

THAT's what we are trying to find out.

UniqueDoug · 08-18-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham

THAT's what we are trying to find out.

I would wait a few days and and post a new restructured thread. OT will usually respond with a cliff notes version of a call to address a conspiracy. For some reason, the setup of those quotes and attachments were confusing to me...

Wren · 08-18-2009, 10:09 PM

Are Porsche and the factory team on the same compound/tire?

LG Motorsports · 08-18-2009, 11:04 PM

Hi Guys,

Here is an interview that will shed some light on the subject. I thought i would give them another chance to have a Change of heart and I headed to Elkhart lake on Friday to meet with them. we met for an Hour and a Half, but in the end I just got a letter of rejection from them via email.

http://glidingserpent.blogspot.com/2...ut-racing.html

So nothing has changed and we will be using older technology Dunlop tires and give it a go. BMW has an exclusive contract with Dunlop so no one can get the development Dunlop tires.

You will probably see the new Jaguar GT2 come out at Petit and the odds ARE that they will be sporting Michelins.

Yes, there is always more to a story and in this case it is probably spelled GM.

Thanks

Lou Gigliotti
LGM

UniqueDoug · 08-18-2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LG Motorsports

Hi Guys,

Here is an interview that will shed some light on the subject. I thought i would give them another chance to have a Change of heart and I headed to Elkhart lake on Friday to meet with them. we met for an Hour and a Half, but in the end I just got a letter of rejection from them via email.

http://glidingserpent.blogspot.com/2...ut-racing.html

So nothing has changed and we will be using older technology Dunlop tires and give it a go. BMW has an exclusive contract with Dunlop so no one can get the development Dunlop tires.

You will probably see the new Jaguar GT2 come out at Petit and the odds ARE that they will be sporting Michelins.

Yes, there is always more to a story and in this case it is probably spelled GM.

Thanks

Lou Gigliotti
LGM

Thanks for the update. Scanned through the link. Are you going to continue racing in the series??