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Re: Tire History Lesson - Again

To: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
Subject: Re: Tire History Lesson - Again
From: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:10:58 -0700
Pat Kelly wrote:
> 
> My question remains: Does the SCCA insurance carrier disallow retreads?
> Specifically? If not, it seems to me, because the rule book allows regions to 
>make
> regional variations to the rules, that maybe, just maybe, retreads might be 
>allowed.
> Like I said, I don't know if retreads are banned because of insurance reasons 
>and
> that's why it's in the rule book, or just banned because of a perceived safety
> issue.

        Well, my understanding of the matter is that if it is a safety issue,
that makes it an insurance issue.

>     I raced my 7 in the 60s, they were allowed in road races, as well as
> autocrosses. I'm sure tire technology has improved since then...everybody 
>tells me
> so.

        Ture, it would be worth a letter to the SEB I'd gather...

-Josh2

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Joshua Hadler    '74 914 2.0 CSP/Bi - Hooligan Racing #29 - CONIVOR
                 '87 Quantum Syncro - aka stealth quattro

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