Brian Kennedy wrote:
>Points for asphalt:
>
> 1) It is easier on tires -- less expense.
Not necessarily. Depends on the type of asphalt. I've seen quite
a few asphalt-paved sites that are incredibly hard on tires.
Asphalt-gravel composite pavement has this potential, depending
on the kind of gravel that's used.
> 3) Its somewhat safer (now, I am not going into some ridiculous
> rant about how we're all going to roll our cars and die;
rather
> I'll just say that even a very rare rollover is one too many
and
> will tend to scare off potential drivers; also consider that
the
> higher likelihood of mechanical failure is also a safety
issue).
Interesting. I rolled my GTI on asphalt. In fact, on the very
same asphalt used for the Meriridian Tour this year.
>I am just curious why it is commonly accepted that "Nationals
must be
>on concrete"??
I'm not sure why that is. IMHO, it wouldn't be that big a deal to
have Nationals on asphalt. But it won't necessarily be safer or
easier on tires.
Jay
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