More on tires. SRF Goodyears for IT.

[Andy Bettencourt]

The proposal has been received by the ITAC.

[dickita15]

Interesting idea. I assume the special consideration is required because the spec racer tires are not DOT stamped.

[JeffYoung]

It was unclear to me from the proposal if they are DOT stamped or not (by the way, I did my school on old SRF BFGs, hard as rocks). If they are, they are legal anyway, correct?

[Andy Bettencourt]

I cannot find any data that shows that they are DOT. I don't believe any of the tires on Goodyear's site are DOT currently.

[ekim952522000]

That's sounds like a great way to save money if you are on a tight budget.

[Andy Bettencourt]

How do you set a lap record on tires that are not fast?

[jumbojimbo]

Strike that free Yoko comment from the record. Making the point that FAST free Yokos are good is not a good support argument that SLOW free SRFs would be good for the class.

I was kinda confused by the other data. Reformatted to be readable it says:
Hoosier 1:27.2
SRF 1:29

Supports the arguement that SRF's are slower. Well, until people start chiming in about pressures and setup.

If it can be generally accepted that SRFs are slower than Hoosiers and Kumhos it sure would be nice to see this approved. I could run an extra event per year.

On the other hand, blah blah blah class philosphy blah blah blah. Meanwhile $20/gallon race gas is within class philosophy and $2 pump gas from down the street fails. Sigh.

[JohnRW]

Unlike previous SRF-spec tires, the Goodyear bias slick that is the current SRF tire is not a DOT tire. It's actually an asphalt short-track oval tire, kinda "re-purposed" by a different part # and addition of an "SCCA Spec Ford" marking on the sidewall. No tread...just a couple of radial grooves.

http://www.scca-enterprises.com/upda...nical_Info.pdf