RacerRay wrote:
>To use that sort of index [annually revised, like PAX] for a local street
tire
>class, one purpose of which is to provide a low cost place to run, just
>doesn't seem a good fit. People who run in a local street tire class are
>not buying a new car every year in order to have the hot ticket.
But Ray, the Celicas and Mazdas (and their drivers) in HS, which have
caused the adjustment in PAX, have been there since '93 or '94!
This isn't a case of the hot car being an annual variant, but of one
where the drivers stuck with their cars through all these years and
have improved their skills... I'd say that changing cars after 5 years
of use is pretty common outside of the Solo arena.
HS has been a stable class in the past 5 years, despite many new
models coming out. Same with the current BS (Miata), DS (Neon),
& ES (Neon & Celica). What's improved in this time are the skills
of the drivers in those classes and they've managed to prove that
there's more in the cars than was previously believed.
Which means that annual revisions to PAX are exactly correct.
George Emery
gemery@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/gemery
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