Amen Brother Roger! I have been silently watching
this thread/class for some time now and would like to
inject this one thought. SPEC TIRE. It is the only
way it 'might' work.
Karl Litterer
>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:34:17 -0400
>From: "Roger Johnson" <rjohnson@friendlynet.com>
>Subject: Re: STS Tire Rules
>
>The gains to be had from bringing in a 'ringer' tire
>to compete against the existing S/SP rubber are
>fairly small - diminishing returns, and all that.
>
>To the marketing manager at ABC tire company, the
>ability to advertise a win in "SCCA's latest,
>greatest, hottest class - STS" that appeals to the
>folks who are the stated market for this class is a
>BIG deal. He would likely care less about
>winning Corvette, Miata or Porsche classes. . . . .
>look at what Toyo is spending to attract the Import
>Drag crowd.
>
>Don't bitch to me: I am simply repeating what has
>been the mantra since 1983, every time someone
>brings up the idea of doing away with "R" tires in
>Stock: "Can't be enforced".
>
>Don't bitch to me: I am simply stating what has
>happened in the past, when tire companies with
>aggressive marketing managers see the opportunity to
>create a performance image for their tire.
>
>Don't bitch to me: I am simply repeating what was
>said when the whole ST concept came along:
>"Regional only. Common rule-set."
>
>And don't bitch to me when history repeats itself.
>
>R2
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