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Fw: Standard Wheel sizes in Stock Category (staggered sizes)

To: "Team.Net_autocross" <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: Standard Wheel sizes in Stock Category (staggered sizes)
From: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:24:50 -0700
Same size wheels on a Porsche 911 (after 1978 or so)
-- ILLEGAL!  (|: -{

Jerry

Jerry Mouton        mailto:jerry@moutons.org    Laissez les bons temps
rouler!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
To: "Bay_Area_Autocross_List" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: Fw: Standard Wheel sizes in Stock Category (staggered sizes)


> OK, I was wrong.  And I'm illegal!  Not planning to get new wheels, so
> I guess I'll just be protest-bait!
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Mouton        mailto:jerry@moutons.org    Laissez les bons temps
> rouler!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Duncan" <HDuncan@scca.org>
> To: "'Jerry Mouton'" <jerry@moutons.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Standard Wheel sizes in Stock Category (staggered sizes)
>
>
> > Jerry,
> >
> > The rules for wheels in Stock indicate the same width and diameter as
> > STANDARD. Standard would mean standard as delivered and spec'ed by the
> > manufacturer. This would include being axle specific relative to size. I
> > don't remember this ever coming up at a National level event, therefore,
I
> > have to assume this is understood at least at that level.
> >
> > Howard Duncan
> > SCCA Rally/Solo Project Manager
> > 303-779-6622, FAX 303-694-3654
> > 1-800-770-2055
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jerry Mouton [mailto:jerry@moutons.org]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:57 PM
> > > To: hduncan@scca.org
> > > Subject: Standard Wheel sizes in Stock Category (staggered sizes)
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi, Howard,
> > >
> > > This question has come up in SFR:
> > >
> > > Given the flexibility allowed for wheels in 13.4,
> > > what is the limitation of wheels for cars shipped with
> > > staggered wheel sizes?
> > >
> > > My 911 shipped with a huge variety of standard wheels,
> > > but in all cases they were staggered, with wider wheels
> > > on the rear.  My reading of the rule is that any of those sizes
> > > qualifies as a "standard" size, and so I can mount the same
> > > standard size front and rear and still be legal.  I know there are
> > > Porsche and Corvette drivers in SCCA who run this way
> > > as a matter of course.
> > >
> > > In my case, I run 15 x 7 all around.  The car did ship 15 x 7 front
> > > and rear, but never together.
> > >
> > > What's the precedent on this?
> > >
> > > Thanks,   Jerry
> > >
> > > Jerry Mouton        mailto:jerry@moutons.org    Laissez les bons temps
> > > rouler!

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