Supp Classes for 2012

[Erv]

Says the guy with more money for fancy tires. Kidding of course. Which is why I said have an all season class. Im with you john racing is fun and if I lose I don't blame my lack of prep. That said I really want to compete at the national level this yr. I don't think its in my budget, but, I am going to try. just the same I am not going to complain about the classes.

[JohnW8]

Back in the early days I drove some nasty 400tw tires on my MIata in CSP and I lost baaaaaad. I looked around and saw what folks were running and I made the steps to get what was necessary to compete and I still lost but not as baaad. I had some brandy new
RComps and I think Robert Russom or Alan Branch beat me on street tires. I was crushed but I knew it wasn't tires it was their talent that beat me. Then I spent 2 seasons going to every ALSCCA/TAC/TVR/ARSCCA autocross I could find and then the light dimly went off on how to autocross. I still have a long way to go but in order to get better you have to have competition.

I don't have the answers but I do have an opinion and diluting the stock field further doesn't increase competition it diminishes it.

[Erv]

Truer words have never been spoken john.

That's why even though I was planning on running Hs at nats I am going to be running Stf locally for more competition. Now that I have seen what I have to work with as budget I may run Stf nationally too.

[claym]

With the idea of eliminating the high cost of R Comps in favor less expensive street tires let's not get carried away and create a spec tire class. Because of there is a spec tire for a class and that class becomes popular that very "inexpensive" tire has then the opportunity to become a very expensive spec tire.

Stock and street prepared are spec tire classes. Just happens to be Hoosier A6 and they must be fresh and not too hot. Some people even bring an extra set for nationals for their 3rd run that are cool to the touch and have no rubber buildup (at 250-400 per tire)>>>

[Cholewa]

Stock and street prepared are spec tire classes. Just happens to be Hoosier A6 and they must be fresh and not too hot. Some people even bring an extra set for nationals for their 3rd run that are cool to the touch and have no rubber buildup (at 250-400 per tire)>>>

Priorities, and disposable (at least I hope) income.