This is exactly my complaint.
And what's to keep the company from inflating prices on a tire that only
autocrossers have interest in?
The main advantage of me racing in STS is not having to buy special "race"
tires.
And then of course, in 3-4 years, the tire will be outdated by newer
technology, so we'd have to change the spec tire every so often. Spec tires
is just a complicated answer.
I think the easy solution is have an "inclusion" list of tires that are
allowable. This keeps out no-name brand rule-breakers, and lets some
deciding body decide what tire companies and tires are legal for our
competition.
And on the durometer thing, exactly how much do they cost, and is it a
viable test for testing 50-100 cars at a time, 4 tires per car? I'd hate to
be the one doing it. Longer tech times...
Brian
> It's not a bad idea...I just wonder how making people buy brand
> "_________" tires to autocross is any different than having to buy R
> tires. Yes, you can street them and that is an advantage, but I can
> imagine that more than a few would grouse about having to choose that
> brand.
>
> Pat
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