[DeTomaso] ORR TIRES - Re: What a great car!

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Mikey,
   
  Right after you buy some 21st century wheels and tires you need to read my last post again.  Erik Petterson  agreed in 2006 that for Touring (124) Division at Silver State and NORC events as it also applies now to Panteras U rated tires are acceptable. He again also backed off his requirement on the age issue for Touring and Grand Touring divisions.  Besides money wotz your excuse now slacker?
  don't kill any VW drivers in Norcal
   
  P.S. you mean your Scirocco is faster then the pantera? HAHAHA 
   
  Dawg

MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
  
In a message dated 11/13/07 22 40 49, artstephens at charter.net writes:


       It appears that you are not entirely correct.  :-))  The Touring
division only requires "U" rated tires (124 mph).  The grand touring
division only requires "V" rated tires,  which allow a tech speed of 140
mph.  Beginning with the grand sport division,  "tires should not be more
than two years old".  I don't see an age restriction for tires in the
touring and grand touring divisions?


Panteras are reportedly subject to additional penalties which are NOT in the stated rules.  A Mustang in the touring group can run on U-rated tires, but a Pantera in the SAME group must have V-rated or better.  This according to MD.  I refuse to invest the substantial money and effort to travel a great distance to participate in an event whose rules are so arbitrarily and capriciously enforced and/or ignored by the organizers.  

I have heard from other ORR vets who run in other ORR events around the country, where the tire tech is more reasonable (i.e. restrictive when it makes sense and has to be, i.e. high speed classes, and less stringent in the lower speed classes).

But those are WAY too far away, unfortunately.

Mike (ironically, the Silver State people would probably be happy to accept my Sciroccos as-is!)


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