----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Smith <msmith2@columbus.rr.com>
To: Howell, J. Brett <jbh@tpghq.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: Why smaller wheels in Prepared?
> > Interesting points, but it sounds like now you are suggesting that the
> rules
> > be changed to allow unlimited wheels and induction in prepared instead
of
> > limiting wheel size in street prepared (I thought the latter was your
> > proposal). If so, then you may be missing the fact that prepared rules
are
> > descendent from the GCR which is used in road racing. The purpose for
this
> > inheritance is to allow someone to build a car that can be autocrossed
and
> > road raced. For obvious reasons the GCR rules will not be changed to
allow
> > unlimited wheels and induction, so you would effectively be making road
> > racing vehicles uncompetitive in Solo II which would break the link
> between
> > road racing and Solo II, something that I'm sure would never be
supported
> by
> > the Solo II community.
>
> Nah, I really don't care which way it went, as long as it was contiguous.
If
> Prepared can't change, then SP should've been made to follow up to it.
>
> I just have a problem with an ESP Camaro with an aftermarket FI system, a
> cam, 17x11 wheels and aftermarket rear control arms being in EM.
>
> Mike
>
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