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Re: The Classing Picture As A Whole

To: David Hawkins <otgrouch@twosrus.com>
Subject: Re: The Classing Picture As A Whole
From: Scott Meyers <solo2@uswest.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:55:24 -0700
David Hawkins wrote:

> >Stock - Pure Stock. Eliminate all modifications currently allowed. Class
> >accordingly.
>
> Let me throw the first wrench here....ALL modifications?

Could wait, huh?  :-)

> Are you proposing
> that stock cars have to run on OEM Tires?  What about when a manufacturer
> uses more than one tire on a particular model?  You can pick and choose
> which one you want?  Or what happens when a part is no longer available?
> The 1991 Mr2 came with Bridgestone RE71 tires, which are no longer
> available in OEM Mr2 sizes....would the driver of this car have to leave
> stock class because of this?

I never mentioned tires, did I? Tires stay as is.

I personally would favor a Street Tire class, but I can only duck so many
wrenches at once......  :-)

> I agree that stock allows a bit much.  I think that sway bars should be off
> limits

Everyone will have a favorite "off limits" area - only fair way to do it would
be to make it "Stock". Each and every allowance would (and has) create
inequities. Best let the manufacturers create them.

Thanks,

Scott

Ducking quickly now.......


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