Originally Posted by
problemchild
Unfortunately, Harding agrees with me on the agenda, while we differ on whether the agenda is hidden or not. I am still pretending that this is a member driven process, and that since half the community wants a inexpensive radial street tire, that the SCCA politicians would be considering that option. Clearly that is not the case, so everybody needs to beware of that.
I think that as people fill out the survey, they should make sure they ask for an alternate tire option. Note that anyone who wrote a letter asking for the Falken tire to be accepted as a low cost and slower option has been ignored. There has been no mention of an alternate tire proposal in fastrack or anywhere else. There has been no mention of letters being received. No one has contacted me for more information. It has been buried.
If the top 10 or 20% of the FV racers are willing to accept a Hoosier spec tire, then let that happen, but lets make sure we take care of the bottom half of the class too.
For those that missed it ..... from August 13th .....
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/
Greg:
They did mention this in the latest fastrack......
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=1] What Do You Think
FV
[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=ArialMT][SIZE=1][FONT=ArialMT][SIZE=1] 1. #17504 (James Phoenix) Supports Spec Tire
The CRB has received a large number of letters on spec tires in FV however, with all of the different opinions there is no clear
consensus on what the class wants. The CRB recommends a formal survey through the Club Racing Department to get a
better understanding of what the class desires.
The CRB thanks the following letter writers for their input:
17504 Phoenix, 17505 Bowman, 17507 Pastore, 17508 Meyer, 17510 Galuardi, 17519 Hinkle, 17520 McCarthy, 17523 Kittell,
17524 Henley, 17525 Pitman, 17527 Maloney, 17528 Roche, 17531 Posner, 17532 Meyer, 17533 Styczynski, 17535 Kujat,
17536 Madrid, 17537 Meyer, 17538 Isley, 17539 Davis, 17540 Posner, 17541 Tatum, 17542 Swinehart, 17543 Bruns, 17544
Satterly, 17545 Rehm, 17546 Bacon, 17547 Metcalf, 17549 Edwards, 17550 Blanarik, 17552 Thompson, 17553 Rice, 17564
Kleinklaus, 17565 Farnham, 17573 Davis, 17574 Clark, 17576 Thalheimer, 17578 Sullivan 17579 Dennis, 17582 Fuchs, 17583
Spadin, 17585 Cheamitru, 17587 Landon, 17591 Bass, 17602 Saslow, 17637 Stalvey, 17687 Schuler and 17709 Yaccarino.
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FWIW
G.