In a message dated 4/22/99 8:14:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
alliancemillsoft@worldnet.att.net writes:
<< I think it was the '89 Nationals in Salina when BFG first introduced the
226
series tires. They were clearly different tires from the ones that had been
supplied by BFG all year ... specially made for Salina. The powers that be
(not
you I understand) at the time let those tires run. That was pure politics.
Were
you running a G stock SVO back then on Generals? >>
I don't have my 1989 rule book handy, so excuse me here. However, what were
the rules for stock and street prepared tires in 1989? Those rules were
DIFFERENT FROM the rules we operate under today.
If the tires weren't 'legal' by the 1989 rule book's definition, and people
had major heartburn over it, where were the protests? There weren't any! So
the people you allude to that allowed these tires to run was you, me, and
every other member there in attendance. You call that politics? Call it
whatever you want. It's just as much your fault as mine or anyone else's for
not protesting these tires if they didn't meet the letter of the rules in
effect at that time.
As for the SVO and the Generals? Proves my earlier point. Neither were the
popular choice 'du jour' back then, were they? I knew what BFG had available
and (with the idea coming from John Ames) went a different route because I
didn't like the performance of their tires on my 5.0. The market worked.
Bruce (we are a member driven club, believe it or not) Dickey
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