I just bought some Falkens and I'm really impressed.
They offer A LOT of bang for the buck.
As for losing R-Compounds, I think it would be a good
thing for novices running in stock classes (obviously
my point of view is influenced). As a novice
competitor I have to run with street tires yet I get
the same PAX handicap as those running with
R-compounds which makes it very difficult for me to
determine how well I drove on a given day relative to
the regular stock classes, and how I'm progressing
overall.
>From the point of view of a novice running in a stock
class if R-compounds went away I will get some better
data as to how I'm doing relative to more experienced
drivers, and when I leave the novice class I get to
stay on street tires. Let's face it, after I leave the
novice class I'll still be a novice especially
compared to my future D-Stock competition, Lorry
(Lawrence Hindle) and of course Peter Mottaz (whom I
will probably refer to as "that damn Lexus" come the
slush series <hehe> :-). If I do end up staying with
D-stock (STX is most appealing at the moment however
there's hardly anyone competing in that class anymore
aside from Rob Morrisseau now that Barry has the Neon)
I'll probably get R-Compounds just so I know how I'm
doing relative to them, however for learning purposes
I'd probably benefit from staying on street tires for
a while longer. Unfortunately Hoosier would probably
be hit hardest by what seems to be a silly regulation.
Why don't they just regulate the auto manufacturers to
design SUV's which don't roll over when the tires are
inflated to the proper pressure? I think Firestone got
the short end of the stick here. I bet the number of
people (including occupants of the SUV and/or the
occupants of the vehicle that they hit) that SUVs kill
in roll-overs and crashes is extraordinarily
disproportionate to the number of people that have
died as a result of Firestone tires failing (true
failures mind you, not as a result of idiots under
inflating their tires).
Anyhow, those are my random thoughts (rants?) for the
day. Now, time to work on my cycling tan.
Joe
--- Jerry Mouton <jerry@moutons.org> wrote:
> Hmmmm.
>
> I just sent in my comment to the NHTSA about the
> regulations
> that threaten our Hoosiers and Kumhos, and after I
> sent
> it I started wondering whether we wouldn't actually
> be better
> off in Stock and Street Prepared if there were no R
> Tires.
>
> True, we'd all be slower, but there would be a
> pretty level
> playing field, plus we'd learn a lot about the
> current
> tires out there in the market. Nobody would
> actually be
> hurt, since all would be equally impacted.
>
> I guess it would in fact greatly increase the cost
> of tires
> for us, though... if we got P-Zeros. The Falkens
> sound like quite a deal, though...
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Mouton "Laissez
> les bons temps rouler!"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Smokerbros@aol.com>
> >
> > A lot of credit goes to those Falkens! This was
> obvious after the Tour
> and
> > Pro.
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