"Chan, Albert (GEP)" wrote:
> * As Josh mentioned in his post, the only two criteria for a new model
> was tread pattern or model designation by the tire manufacturer. Construction
> was not included in the rule.
I didn't really mention anything, I just quoted. But now I'll mention
something. The wording of this rule (in '89) was:
"Any of the following changes OR SIMILAR CHANGES (AS DETERMINED BY THE
SOLO EVENTS BOARD) will also be considered to represent a new model for
eligibility purposes, even if the designation does not change: change of
tread pattern at either full or partial tread depth; characterization by
the manufacturer or distributor of a tire as "new" after April 30th."
Caps mine. Surely construction is a similar change to those other two.
It's included, just implicite instead of explicite.
It's clear to me that if someone had actually bothered to protest a tire
construction change for a tire introduced at Salina, they could have
done so and prevailed. No one bothered.
Josh
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