With Danny Shields' recent articles about this and several postings touching on this subject along with high speeds being obtained by high performance stock cars (like SS), it is now high time to pro
With Danny Shields' recent articles about this and several postings touching on this subject along with high speeds being obtained by high performance stock cars (like SS), it is now high time to pro
With Danny Shields' recent articles about this and several postings touching on this subject along with high speeds being obtained by high performance stock cars (like SS), it is now high time to pro
-- Original Message -- cost restrict these - if this is even possible. == So let me see if I understand you right, Jim. I can keep my Super-Zoot high $$$$ custom valved shocks that can "down-jack" on
If your idea is to reduce speeds in Solo 2 (by any significant amount) by means of tire restrictions, then you'll have to mandate much more than just getting rid of DOT-R tires, considering that curr
There are a few of us that prefer the "R" tire allowance. If I remember correctly, there *is* a few ST classes. ST does still mean "Street Tire," yes? Please enough of the "get rid of "R" tires" soap
Since none of the "must have" street tire companies make a tire in my size, I have the SPEND $$$$ to move my car to another class or SPEND $$$$$ to buy non-competitive tires that cost as much as my
With all due respect: 1+ 5. This is not so much an issue of liking DOT slicks as looking long term at advancing technology and how it affects insurance risks. A separate temporary street tire stock
"from my cold dead hands" LOL !!! I like it! In my response to GH Sharp just posted, I mention the possibility of a transition period with a separate (sub-class?) of street tire stock classes - wort
Despite what some might suppose, Doug Gill does not want to read every post in this thread. He has asked that the SEB address be dropped from these posts. If you have a comment on the subject for the
Could someone explain how reducing available grip (no R tires), which would include emergency braking capability and transient response time in an incident, is going to make Solo II "safer"? Mike Woo
Let's work on this to see how we can make the insurance people not come down on us with really too tight (ugh!) course designs to limit speed in the stock classes: 1. I do not know what car you have
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 t
Great point on insurance. I looked at a Lotus Elise autotest event video and was surprised at the layout and speeds. I posted about the matter and attendees explained that the insurance has all sorts
Author: "Chuck and Donna #42" <teampointless@britsys.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:01:27 -0500
IMHO if the insurance companies are/get too concerned about our events (unlikely if we police ourselves, they are only concerned about claims and payouts, not measuring how fast we are going) they ha
But the insurance companies can tell the SCCA to make it safer and what happens then?? One obvious way is to SLOW down the course by tightening it (I DO NOT want this). My proposal is to slow down ju
Cars will go out of control sooner, so they will hit solid objects, spectators and other vehicles at a lower speed and with less kinetic energy, reducing damage. But the real win comes from the loud
IMHO if the insurance companies are/get too concerned about our events (unlikely if we police ourselves, they are only concerned about claims and payouts, not measuring how fast we are going) they ha