Agreed! If it ain't broke don't fix it...
If you limit the tires to OEM type, don't allow replacement parts etc, all
you do is cut out a whole lot of cars that won't handle worth a toot as they
sit on the showroom floor so you INCREASE costs because if you want to race
you would have to buy one of the few cars that would be even drivable. Then
to make those cars "fun" you'll have the same short sighted course designers
just making courses with larger/fewer turns and the speed just goes back up
but with less safe cars... Catch 22.
The insurance companies are NOT going to be dictating courses, they will
simply stop offering it if claims go up. We are VERY small potatoes to them
in the grand scheme of the insurance world.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Troyer - DDR TestEng" <stroyer@micron.com>
To: <JDMurphy47@aol.com>
Cc: <MWood24020@aol.com>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: Street Tires in Stock Classes and Fewer Allowances
> I really don't think going to street tires is the answer.
>
> It is possible to set fun challenging courses that will allow our fastest
> Stock and SP cars approach the upper limit of the rules as stated with
> the use of DOT R rubber in Stock classes. And not go over. We do it
> all the time.
>
> There is no need to make any rule changes or new classes. We just need
> to increase our awareness. Roger Johnson has a course design handbook
> on his websight. Maybe we need to review it. I don't even want to think
> about the headaches going back to street tires will bring.
>
> Scott, SS#71
> (not sure where the street tires are...)
>
> JDMurphy47@aol.com wrote:
>
> >Mike,
> >Speed is what the insurance people are looking at. As the tire
technology
> >improves with better grip (chief example are the ST classes) the need
for DOT
> >slicks becomes unnecessary. I hope others on this list more technical
than I
> >can provide a better answer. My one thought is that the breakaway speed
is
> >reduced thus the car speed has to be kept down in order to finish the
course
> >quickly. Remember that Solo in the early years did NOT have DOT slicks
in
> >the stock classes.
> >
> > I have been told that the marque clubs who have started street tire
stock
> >classes have seen a BIG increases in entries.
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