If you're in a stock class, your car should remain STOCK! If you have to get
new tires, that are in any way, shape, or form better than the oem tires,
you move up a class. You can, however, get new tires with the same size, and
ratings as the OEM tires and still remain in teh stock class, thus fixing
the RE71 issue.
What's so hard about that? I don't put up a big fuss when I have to move up
a class and I would look upon anyone who did as childish. It's just a race.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of David Hawkins
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:49 AM
> To: Scott Meyers; autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: The Classing Picture As A Whole
>
>
> >Stock - Pure Stock. Eliminate all modifications currently
> allowed. Class
> >accordingly.
>
> Let me throw the first wrench here....ALL modifications? 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 agree that stock allows a bit much. I think that sway bars
> should be off
> limits and that struts should have to be OEM replacements
> where available.
> I do think that items that are quickly consumed (tires, brake
> pads, fluids)
> should be given some latitude.
>
> >Thought I'd given up on the Pure Stock idea, didn't y'all? ;-)
>
> NASCAR sure did...why not you? :P
>
> David Hawkins
> no stock cars in this stable....
>
>
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