I'm in Novice. What classifies as "sticky?" I don't want slicks. I want
something I can drive on the street.
-Arnold
"Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
>From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
>To: "Clifford Richardson" <the_brain7@hotmail.com>, <rnoll98@yahoo.com>,
><Sethracer@aol.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: treadwear rating
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:07:44 -0700
>
>Arnold,
>
>If you are in HS, you can run any DOT legal tire, which includes
>competition
>tires. That is, stock class does allow non-stock tires, as long as they're
>DOT legal.
>
>However, you cannot use "sticky" tires (even if DOT legal) if you are in
>street touring or if you are in novice.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Clifford Richardson
>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 14:34
>To: rnoll98@yahoo.com; Sethracer@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: treadwear rating
>
>
>Thanks everyone for your answers. Basically, I want to get stickier tires
>for my car but I want to stay in stock. Maybe I'm confused about the
>difference between Street Tire and Stock. I'm currently in H-Stock. I want
>to get better tires without changing categories. Does that make sense? I
>guess putting non-stock tires puts me in Street Tire? Looks like I got
>quite
>a bit more reading to do...
>
>-Arnold
>"Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
>"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
>
>
>
> >From: Randy Noll <rnoll98@yahoo.com>
> >To: Sethracer@aol.com, the_brain7@hotmail.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: treadwear rating
> >Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:06:21 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >SCCA Stock Class Tire Rules:
> >http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/Rules/stock.html#s133
> >Basically says you have to have DOT tires with measureable tread depth
> >
> >SFR Novice Class Rules:
> >http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/novicerules.html
> >DOT rating 120 or above except on Prepared and Modified class cars.
> >
> >SCCA Street Touring S Rules:
> >http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/Rules/street_touring.html#17.3.%20TIRES
> >DOT rating 140 or above, max width 225
> >
> >SFR Street Touring R Rules:
> >http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/ [scroll down]
> >Same as SCCA Stock Class rules (any DOT tire with measurable tread
> >depth)
> >
> >Hope this helps :)
> >
> >Randy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Sethracer@aol.com wrote:
> > > What's the minimum treadwear rating for tires in the Stock class? I'm
> > > at work right now and don't have my rulebook. -Arnold
> > >
> > > There is no minimum treadwear rating in the stock classes. Do you men
> > > Street Whatever? Street Touring is 140 in the National rules. Street
> > > Mod just says registered for the street. (From SCCA CD-ROM) SF Only
> > > "Street Tire" class requires 120 or above (from SF Supps). Hope this
> > > helps. - Seth Emerson
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