Sorry if I gave you the impression that I think this is some sort of "new"
thing. I'm not naive. I won't explain my points again, as I think they were
made perfectly clear in the previous messages.
The facts: It's cheating. It's wrong. It's just as wrong in a "street tire"
class as it is in an "R Compound" class.
Regards,
William Loring
> From: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>
> Subject: Re: STS Tire Rules
>
> William Loring says:
>
>> My point being that since it's already happening, and already
> so apparently
>> commonplace, then how can we say that we can't use the same
> broken, unfair
>> system with street tires?
>
> No "system" of rules and enforcement practices can possibly
> prevent a tire manufacturer from doing a one-off run of an
> existing model tire with a variation that makes the tire faster
> (e.g., softer compound, changes in sidewall construction). The
> company representatives will swear that nothing of the sort is
> happening, all the competitors who benefit from this will play
> dumb, and nobody can prove anything.
>
>> By the way, I wouldn't call it "winning", I'd call it
> "cheating." So would
>> the rulebook. It's a shame that there is so little honor left
> in this world.
>
> 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.
>
> Jay
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