<VV> Re: 13" Tarz

[Padgett]

>The problem is that there is virtually nothing between the cheap, hard 
>"economy tires and the full on "race" tires like the Hoosier (which would 
>clearly be outside of the intent of any "stock" class). (I think SCCA 
>should not allow R tires in their stock classes... kind of defeats the 
>purpose and forces folks to invest a big chunk of change to be competitive 
>in the cheapest class...)

The problem is that the rules (NECC) for stock class do not allow low 
profile tires at all - "Any DOT tire with an aspect ratio of 70 and above, 
with a wear rating of 180 and above, and with an unloaded diameter of at 
least 23" may be used. Tires must fit inside the wheel well without 
modification."

This limits the class to 185x80x13 and 185x70x13 since I could not find any 
195 or 205x70x13s for street use. 175x70x13 would be too short. There does 
seem to be a number of 185x70x13s with 23.2" diameter so that would seem to 
be the tire of choice in stock class but "any tire" seems to come down 
effectively to "one size fits all".

Padgett