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RE: Street Tires with Novice Class?

To: "'ba-autox@autox.team.net'" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Street Tires with Novice Class?
From: Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 22:11:56 -0700
Not really, no.  They don't make street tires for some Mod and Prepared
class cars, therefore they are excluded from the requirement.  However,
Prepared =! Street Prepared.  They are two entirely different classes and
should not be confused as being related in any way.

-Carl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Bradshaw [mailto:sean@spintec.org] 
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:04 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Street Tires with Novice Class?
> 
> 
> Basically it means that if you want to run as a novice you 
> have to run street tires, no matter the class you're running. -Sean
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stacey" <swilbur@sprynet.com>
> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 9:29 PM
> Subject: Street Tires with Novice Class?
> 
> 
> > Sorry, I am looking for some clarification again...
> >
> > When I looked at: 
> > http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/Results/2002/novicerules.html
> >
> > There is a paragraph that states:
> >
> > "2. Only cars fitted with "Street Tires" may run in Novice Stock, 
> > Street Prepared, Street Touring, or Street Modified 
> classes, including 
> > CSP-N. "Street Tires" are (by SFR definition) tires 
> displaying a DOT 
> > treadwear rating of 120 or greater. Novices running Mod and 
> Prepared 
> > cars may run any tires allowed them in their open class. "
> >
> > So my question is,  does this mean that if you are a Novice 
> in Mod or 
> > Prepared cars that you are not required to run street tires 
> and they 
> > can run any tire allowed them in their open class?
> >
> > So does this mean an ESP   (E Street Prepared)  or DSP can run in
> > Novice with non-street tires or was the mention of "Mod and 
> Prepared 
> > cars" specifically limiting the alternate non-street tire 
> in Novice to 
> > the
> specific
> > class of  N2(OSP SM2 Prep Mod F125) for the Prep and Mod in them?
> >
> >
> > I guess that must be it, as letting DSP-N or ESP-N  run non-street 
> > tires in Novice would be really unfair to us few FS-N guys. 
>  As it is 
> > already I can not get close to them even with the ESP/.826  DSP/.820
> > FS/.809    .011 to .017 index advantage I should have.
> >
> > Maybe it is my poor driving style or those nearly bald tires I 
> > have......
> >
> > There I go whining again!
> >
> > Is there going to be another autox school this year?
> > I need to get some pointers on what I am doing wrong (with my 
> > driving). I know one thing is I need to use my brakes way 
> more, before 
> > the corners.
> >
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Stacey

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