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"Literally on the cutting edge, Larry Jones, a Yankee from Latham, NY showed up
with his tire-cutting machine and stole the show."
- Jeremy Fair, National Kart News - April 2001



The biggest topic at this years show was not chassis but the issue
of cut tires and the impact it is having on the sport. This costly, but
effective, process of reducing the rubber on tires is having a huge effect
on oval track racing. The unanimous opinion was that tire cutting is a
necessary evil for anyone in
dirt racing.

Literally on the cutting
edge, Larry Jones, a Yankee
from Latham, NY showed up
with his tire-cutting machine
and stole the show. A machinist
by trade, Jones build his first

tire-cutting machine for himself
and his son several years ago.
Since then, tire cutting has
become a must for almost every
top dirt racer. Unlike automobile
cutters converted for karting
tires, his machine is a scaled
down machining lathe specifically
proportioned for smaller
tires. In addition, Jones custom
creates cutting templates for
shaping or truing different types
of wheels. These templates can be
interchanged in seconds,
allowing for an infinite number


of cutting possibilities. Racers who develop a
certain profile to a tire for their local track
can send the tire to Jones who will fabricate
the exact pattern for use on his lathes.
"Coming into this show we had no idea we
would get this kind of response. We knew
that there was some demand for cut tires up
north, but we also knew that the machine
wasn't cheap. The response was overwhelming,"
said Jones. He manufactures two versions
of his machine, a fully automatic version
for $4,700.00 and a manual version that
the user must hand crank across the tire. "We
had one of each version here at the show and

the were both sold on Friday. We had to tell
the buyers they couldn't take them home
because we needed them to display. By far,
the automatic version was the most popular
seller and most everyone who ordered one
seemed to be buying it to go into the "tire-
cutting" business at their local tracks," said
Jones. He and his wife left the show with
enough orders to keep them busy well into
summer.