My guess it's an attempt to equalize tires for the two driver cars, but as I
just posted the 4 runs in a row format gives second drivers far more
significant advantages they didn't have before than the amount of heat you
could possibly hold in for a 1/2 hr.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Rasmussen" <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: RE: [evolution-disc.] STS2 and SMU at National events
> At 10:29 AM 2/16/2004 -0500, Mark Chiles wrote:
> >A couple of other items that were not in the supps for the Atlanta Pro
event
> >that were news to everyone..
> >
> >ANY sort of active and/or passive tires warmers/covers are now illegal in
> >grid, pregrid, staging, or in the rerun/2-driver line.
> >
> >Leave the insulation material and/or tire covers at home.
>
> Mark or anyone else:
>
> Out of curiosity, what is the reason for this new rule? Try to equalize
> tire temps for two driver versus single driver cars? With the new all four
> runs at once format it would seem tire covers wouldn't get used during
> normal runs anyway, just between drivers and then later during the
> challenge between early rounds.
>
> Any plan (proposed rule change or Nationals/Tours supps) to ban tire
covers
> in Solo II? Hey that's an idea. No tire covers for two driver cars and no
> water spray on tires or cooling system, etc. between runs for anyone. Also
> no external fans or batteries. If you want to run a fan you have to carry
> the weight. Works for me (obviously) :-) (Note that I am NOT really
> proposing this so no nasty grams please:-)
>
>
> Dick Rasmussen
> CM 85
> 85 Van Diemen FF
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