Mark, obviously, a LOT of people disagree with my statements about
street tires in stock. But when I read illogical reasoning used to put
the idea down, I couldn't keep quiet.
It's interesting that you are concerned about "writing a good rule" for
street tires. What's wrong with the rules in ST for street tires? It
looks to me like that formula has worked very well for quite a few
years. Oh..... and a good exclusion list would seem to work, too.
Incidentally, I was one of the naysayers when ST was proposed to run on
street tires. I was with the majority, back then. Guess what I
learned?.....the majority isn't always right. Just saying it over and
over and cheering each other on doesn't mean your support of Rcomps is
what is best for the sport, overall.
Now if the SEB suddenly decided to make Rcomps illegal in stock (SP & SM
too?) would the sport blow up? I sincerely doubt it. People would adapt
and we'd all go back to having fun just like before. And the contract
drivers would find new tire companies to contract with.
Keep flamin' <grin>
Mark Sirota wrote:
> --On Friday, February 24, 2006 8:49 PM -0500 Ben Thatcher
> <bthatch@juno.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe that ST has shown that allowing only street tires is viable
>> in any category, not just in ST.
>
>
> I can't believe I'm going to waste my time saying this, but...
>
> Ben, please try to understand: There are a great many people who
> disagree with you on the point I quoted above.
>
> Repeating for emphasis:
>
> There are a great many people who disagree with you on the point I quoted
> above. No matter how many times you say it, these people are not likely
> to start agreeing with you now.
>
> I'm one of them. I have believed for years that real high-performance
> street tires in Stock would be better for the sport, but I surrendered
> long ago to the fact that there just isn't a good way to write that rule.
> It isn't possible in today's world. If the new NHTSA regulations make it
> possible, then great. If not, there's nothing really awful about the
> status quo, which is good, since we're pretty much stuck with it.
>
>> Incidentally, several marque clubs have classes that only run on street
>> tires and those classes have the largest fields. I've seen regions
>> develop street tire classes that mirror regular classes and they are
>> popular too.
>
>
> Wonderful. Those are great solutions for marque clubs and regional
> programs. There is nothing preventing those organizations from doing
> this, and if that's the right thing for them to do, then great. Just
> don't go assuming that what's right for them is right for the SCCA
> National Solo program.
>
> Disclaimer for those who seem to think it matters: I last ran Stock in
> 1991.
>
> Mark
>
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