Alternate FV Tire
I sent the following letter to the CRB yesterday.
If anyone else has similar views please write a similar letter or copy this one and send it.
Cheers!
http://www.clubracingboard.com/
Alternate FV Tire
This is NOT a request for a spec tire. Please consider that as a totally separate issue.
This is a request that SCCA approve the use of an alternate FV tire. This tire is already being used in different FV race series in Canada and the USA. It is clearly slower than the open racing tires used in FV now but is more consistent, more durable, and more cost effective. It is a different size and construction than allowed by FV rules and requires different wheels. Minimum weight and track rules get adjusted, but the operational FV remains identical.
Allowing this tire would allow more crossover between competitors to more SCCA events and increase FV participation numbers. As it stands now, in order for those racers to participate in a SCCA race without specifically accommodating supplementary rules, they need to run illegally as a FV, or be moved to FS. The FS option is dangerous and not at all inviting
This rule change will help combat declining car counts with no effect on what is happening at the front of the grid. It can have an immediate effect if implemented promptly and be totally independent of any spec tire discussion.
Specifics:
Tire: Falken Azenis RT 615 (no suffix) or suffix K 95/60/R14
Wheel: Steel 14" X 6" with minimum weight of 12 lbs. No spacers, shims or adapters.
Adjusted minimum weight: 1075 lbs
Adjusted track: Front 54 1/2", plus/minus 1/4", Rear 52 5/8", plus 7/8", minus 5/8"
Links:
http://www.challengecupseries.com/
http://formula1200.com/
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