[SmallHurst]

Hi Guys!!!

I spoke with John Kelsey this morning and I relayed this idea to him. As I had thought, if this is to progress foward, it will be with Coker tire.

Okay, so now you start knocking on Coker's door to have the train start rolling. They will then start with the process for research and procurement of NOS tires (already a couple have spoke up with tires in hand). Once the research is done and the molds are built, then they have to go to the tire manifacturing facility to have the tires trialed out, test builds, etc.

This is where it is going to get real sticky. As of this spring, when Dennmen filed Chapter 7 backruptcy, there is ONE faculity in North America that is making bias ply passenger car tires. This is the faculity that Kelsey has had his tires made at for a number of years. Now you have any development work being slowed down dramatically because the size of the team working on new product trials and trying to fit this into normal production. This will effect everyone equally. Kelsey and Coker are going to have to wait in line together to have new product tested, trialed, and put together.

Now, with all of this said, I encourage you guys to speak with one voice and let Coker know what you are wanting. Speak often, and loud!!!

Remember, it takes the idea of profit to make product move!!!!!