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Re: Why smaller wheels in Prepared?

To: "Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt@kumc.edu>, autox@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: Why smaller wheels in Prepared?
From: Whitney <whitneys@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:55:40 -0500
The ultimate goal in the future for this is a wheel+tire size rule, where
the combination must fit into say a 10"x25" box, any wheel or tire width
you want, so long as it meets those final dimensions.

The local tire guys would be thrilled to see my cantilevers go away.
Although, it does mean I can find 13x6 'race ' wheels at the salvage yard
for $25 ea.

Stan Whitney 
DP/EP crx


At 09:35 AM 4/24/99 -0500, Jan Schmidt wrote:
>Hello list
>I have pondered this  very question myself. Wouldnt it be neat if SP wheel
rules were the same as the Prepared? Then if you raced  your car in SP for
a couple of years and decided to jump to P you would already have the
correct wheels and wouldnt have to spend another grand for a new set of
wheels. This would help bring back a little economy into our"grassroots"
sport. If you retired from autocrossing you would have both the P and SP
group to sell your used wheels to. Same thing if you continued to autocross
but got a different car. Pardon my economy mindset, my motto is"budget
racing" although I am sure I didnt invent this Phrase.
>Bill Schmidt cs rx7 KC region
>
>>>> "Craig M. Daugherty" <cmdaugherty@tyler.net> 04/23 1:49 PM >>>
>All this talk about slicks vs. DOT tires caused me to wonder why the
>Prepared classes have restrictions on the wheel sizes when Street Prepared
>doesn't? 
>
>Craig Daugherty
>Tyler, Texas
>1990 Nissan 300ZX non-turbo, FS
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