I thought it would be appropriate timing to start talking about tire situations in FV again. Some people might be interested in Noel's post:
Another point of interest...a few F1200 guys went down to race at The Glen in the end of October, and ran on the F1200 wheels/tires and the F1200 legal intake manifold. Having never run there before, Matt Garwood had one practice session and one qualifying session before the race. He finished in 5th place, 17 seconds behind the leaders who were national level guys including Ray Carmody and Arnold Carbaugh Jr...oh, and btw, he was running on two year old tires (36 races) that cost $400 and have lots of life left as Noel's post suggests.