Paul and Meredith Brown wrote:
> So I'll ask a question: what are you trying to accomplish with a rules
> change? Or to rephrase it, just what is the problem with the current
> situation? Don't tell me "street tires are cheaper to run" cause I really
> don't think they are, at least not in a competitive situation. Local
> street tire classes are great. It would be interesting to look at tire
> life there. But I don't think that scales up to the national level.
> Forcing us to buy Pilots (or whatever the best legal "real" street tire
> ended up being) would be a significant step in the wrong direction. Be
> careful what you wish for....
Just an anecdote -- last year in the San Francisco Region, yours truly
pushed for a change such that street tires (treadwear over 140 or 160 or
something) would be required for our local rookie classes.
Then I found out that some of our gung-ho rookies (hi Kit!) went through
3 sets of expensive street tires in a single season!
Josh
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