> I'm not sure there's a tire difference between SM and OSP
oh, i was talking about AP, my 'other' choice of class. means slicks,
towing a trailer and changing tires though :P my wheels are really heavy
and not fun to lift.
it makes sense for SM/SM2 to be for production cars. nevermind!
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: <Smokerbros@aol.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: AACCKKK~I Hate Rules!
> James wrote re Street Mod 2:
> > i suppose it kinda becomes the "kit kars from hell" klass.
>
> I responded:
> Gee, I thought that's what OSP was...
>
> James:
> > not yet it isnt!! :)
> >
> > i suppose im just looking for way not to have to change tires (i.e.
slicks)
> > at every event. no place to park a trailer either!
> >
> >
>
> I'm not sure there's a tire difference between SM and OSP... Is there?
>
> So far, SM is for production cars only. I'm guessing SM2 would be as
well.
> OSP works on the local level, though the bar has been continually raised
over
> the years. I don't want to argue whether interiors should have been
> retained, glass remained as glass, etc., but Jack's bug is more exotic
than
> lots of D and E/M cars...
>
> Within the confines of a class such as SM/SM2, I think allowing kit cars
> would be counter productive to allowing it to build as a National class.
If
> you start with cars that are a known quantity, it's easier to state what
may
> and may not be modified from that standard (and also to exclude vehicles
that
> you don't want in your class. I'm guessing the guys with turboed or
rotary
> Miatae would not want to run against a 3.5 litre Lotus 7, as an example.)
> Unfortunately, sometimes the people who determine classes have to figure
out
> how to tick off the fewest number of people...
>
> The only other option would be to establish minimum weights by
displacement,
> then theoretically a 351 c.i. Cobra replica would have little advantage
over
> a 350 c.i. Corvette at the same weight. I'm guessing there would be some
> ballast required in a kit car in that engine size...
>
> Charlie
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