Re: STS Tire Rules

["Will Kalman" <will@kalman.org>]

First Eric Linnhoff wrote:
> > But also keep in mind
> > that most of ST is like minded and would likely run out any
> "cheaters" who
> > used such ringer tires.

And then Jay Mitchell said:
> Hahahaha! You can't "run out" someone from a class just because
> you disapprove of their car or tires. If someone decides to run a
> tire that is *technically* legal but that you happen not to think
> is "fair," you have no mechanism by which to get rid of them. If
> you
> can't get them DSQ'ed, then you can't run them off. That sounds a
> lot like Dennis Grant and his SM stuff. You don't get to decide
> the rules for a class just because you decided to run there.
> There's this thing called a "rule book."

Maybe Eric didn't flame-proof his statement, but I do believe the issue is
to run the "ringer" tires out of the class via social pressure to add them
to the exclusion list, not run the drivers out.

And the exclusion list would be in that "rule book" thing ;^)

Will Kalman
'91 Escort GT
CSCC #232 STS