For novice in stock, use tires with a treadwear rating of 120 or above.
This dissallows the Hoosiers/Kuhmos that the non-novice stock people use.
Giles
On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Clifford Richardson wrote:
> Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 15:23:43 -0700
> From: Clifford Richardson <the_brain7@hotmail.com>
> To: mrclem@telocity.com, rnoll98@yahoo.com, Sethracer@aol.com,
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: treadwear rating
>
> 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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