Someone brought up the spec tire solution. Seems to me this would be a great idea. Bring the proposal to each of the tire makers and see what they come up with for a suggestion as well as discount fo
I think spec tires could work. Don't forget the downsides of spec tires though: 1. all competitors are forced to use a particular tire (duh). That means that folks that already are dialed in with an
would be a great what they come up that tire. Award It would solve one problem - that of "ringer" tires - but, IMHO, it could create another more serious one: it would take STS in the direction of co
I don't think any more people would buy an autocross-specific set of wheels & tires as a result of going to a spec tire than already do. Those who are inclined to do so already do it. Those who, like
I wasn't there this year, but when I went last year I competed on my daily-driven street tires. Several of last year's competitors were on fairly new tires, but I think almost all of them drove in on
Pep boys futura $100 for 4 I mean if it's a spec tire might as well make it cheap :-0 J I don't think any more people would buy an autocross-specific set of wheels & tires as a result of going to a s
Believe it or not, I wouldn't mind autocrossing on tires like that IF that's what my competition was on. I've been autocrossing on street tires, mostly on asphalt, for 5 years... I kinda know how to
== Only problem is that we're all gonna have to wear flak vests in grid when folks try to run upwards of 70psi in those 75 series tires to "keep 'em from rollin' over". ;^) But I like the idea. Hell