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1. Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:08:22 -0400; With all the tire talk lately, this question has surfaced in my mind: Why do we require DOT race tires? Why not allow race slicks too? Good enough for CP, good enough for ESP - and besides, a g-force; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01170.html (7,727 bytes)
2. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:23:32 -0500; lower == Wait, I thought all SP classes still had to run on DOT approved tires like the Stock classes. Did something change? Are the SP cars allowed to run on non-DOT tires? == Although driving to a; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01174.html (8,816 bytes)
3. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "David Hawkins" <otgrouch@twosrus.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:21:26 -0500; lower Excuse me? Good enough for ESP? Has there been a rule change that I didn't see? 14.3 Tires: Tires must meet the eligibility requirements for stock category. David 'I'd love to run slicks' Hawk; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01175.html (7,905 bytes)
4. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:42:53 -0500; DG asks: I believe that, historically, it was more related to safety than to any other factor. A stock car with unmodified suspension and the lateral grip that slicks can provide becomes a real threa; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01177.html (8,483 bytes)
5. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:00:51 -0400; *sigh* "If it (running slicks) is good enough for the guys in CP, then surely it's good enough on a qualitative basis to allow slicks in ESP, where the cars are very similar" Is that more clear? moi; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01179.html (8,619 bytes)
6. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:16:18 -0500; it's good are very == Umm, yeah, that's better. Hulk brain hurt when Hulk think. kind of == Some people who have short drives to the event prefer to change their tires at home at their leisure so th; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01182.html (9,369 bytes)
7. RE: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:19:13 -0500; Why not slicks in SP? Have we really gone that far into bastardizing the original intent of "Street Prepared"? SCCA keeps wondering why it's so hard to attract new competitors, and here's a good exam; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01183.html (8,971 bytes)
8. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: Brian M Kennedy <kennedy@i2.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:34:33 -0500; Well, remember that *allowing* slicks is the same as *requiring* slicks for those that want to be competitive. And that has some implications... Well, most Prepared cars are trailered to events; many; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01184.html (9,990 bytes)
9. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:55:29 -0500; Tom Gentry moans: competitors, Given that new competitors continue showing up, I can't say as how I wonder much about that. Autox isn't for everyone, but not because any special equipment is required; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01187.html (9,927 bytes)
10. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:04:22 -0400; those that want to be competitive. Assuming, of course, that a given slick is faster than a given DOT tire. In terms of tread pattern, a g-force with a couple of runs on it is a slick with two tiny; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01198.html (9,976 bytes)
11. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:15:55 -0400; Yes, real slicks are massively different in terms of construction. Because they don't have to adhere to DOT regulations, for example, they are much, much, much lighter -- and the tire is the number o; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01200.html (8,591 bytes)
12. RE: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Meyer, Brian J" <Brian.Meyer@Wichita.BOEING.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:26:04 -0500; The single biggest reason I can think of not to allow slicks in SP is the sizes available. The rules for Prepared put limits on the size of wheel you can run. In SP, the wheel sizes are open, but the; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01202.html (8,766 bytes)
13. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: adozzell@sc9.intel.com (TONY OZZELLO P802 AWS); Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:01:16 -0700; Hey I resemble that remark! Here is SFR I think most of us ESP drivers come to play with the tires already on the car. A good number of other folks do also. It's very nice to just mess with the pres; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01208.html (9,109 bytes)
14. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: jct@daimlerchrysler.com; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:07:21 -0400; safe -- not real legal. doesn't change tires at the event site (assuming they drove the car there) You either squish them in the car somehow, or you get someone to bring your tires for you - or both.; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01219.html (9,323 bytes)
15. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: "David Hawkins" <otgrouch@twosrus.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:31:40 -0500; race Then I guess I'm an oddball (and I'm sure I won't hear any arguments to that from people who know me). I drove to Tallahassee (190 miles one way) on my RA1s last weekend, took FTD, and drove ho; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01227.html (8,616 bytes)
16. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: Jason Bowles <jbowles@carol.net>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:42:09 -0400; Course you dont drive on them they dont last especially since I am using hoosiers, I do drive to one event on slicks but it is 15 minutes from my house. My CSP Neon has an unvoided warranty, althoug; /html/autox/1999-04/msg01228.html (10,105 bytes)
17. Re: Why DOT? Why not slicks? (score: 1): Author: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:22:20 -0500; Perhaps it's because it's in keeping with the spirit of a "stock" car. Meaning that it should be street drivable. Meaning they should have DOT approval. Meaning........well.....that's all I mean. :); /html/autox/1999-04/msg01235.html (7,915 bytes)

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