It doesn't work like it does in stock...there is no treadwear requirement! That
is the whole problem. It seems pretty simple to me. A rule that is based
around an unenforceable item like treadwear is bogus. And then have a class
have a bogus rule - especially when it applies to THE most important thing on a
racecar, tires is ridiculous.
If you want to keep true street tires, the only 'fix' I see is to have a
durometer in Impound. You weigh P and M cars, do a tire 'softness' test with a
durometer on the whole class as they roll off...
AB
"Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com> on 10/26/2000 07:46:35 PM
Please respond to "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
To: "Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
cc: (bcc: Andrew Bettencourt/FIELD SALES/Kingston)
Subject: Re: STS Tire Rules
Howdy,
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Jay Mitchell wrote:
> You seem to believe that this is something new. It's not, it's
> been going on in all forms of motorsports competition for
> generations. It's not necessarily a pleasant thing to
> contemplate, but I have yet to hear a proposal that stands a
> chance of preventing it. One man's "street tire" is another man's
> gumball. STS will become more competitive, and finding the
> stickiest "true street tire" will become a commonplace exercise,
> as will shaving tires, maintaining a second set of wheels for
> your "true street" autocross tires, etc. Doesn't sound much
> different from today's Stock to me.
Its not, except that you can modify the car more and there's an exclusion
list (either specific or via the "140 treadwear") for tires.
I agree with what someone else wrote. If this is already happening in the
DOT tire classes now, why is it such a problem in STS? Are you telling me
that maintaining a tire exclusion list yearly (along with existing
stock-like rules about when a tire model has to be made available) is too
much work?
Hell, a freaking DOT stamp is manufacturer enforced as well I believe.
What are we gonna do when Hoosier gets bored and stamps their slicks with
"DOT"?
To keep STS as a "non-class" is silly. If the problem is rules vs.
guidelines, then write the rules. Obviously the demand is there. Red
herrings about tire rule un-enforcability is just that. It works exactly
like it does now in stock, except there's an exclusion list and no
sizing requirements.
Mark
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