I AM PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PROPONENT OF RUNNING ZR RADIALS.......
I LIKE WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED, BUT ALSO RESPECT WHAT OTHERS
LIKE VAN HAVE BEEN TOLD AND SHOWN....
...THE M/C ADVISORY FOLKS LIKE JOHN N. OFFERED DISCOURSE WHEN
ASKED TO THE SANCTIONING BODY AS PART OF THE PROCESS....OF THE SANCTIONING BODY (SCTA) WHO IS LOOKING OUT FOR OUR SAFETY IN A MANNER UTILIZING OVER 60 YRS OF EXPERIENCE IN DOING SO.....
MANY CAME ON HERE CLAIMING SOME CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT SCTA WANTING
BIKES OUT.......VAN BUTLER AND TOM EVANS ARE PROBABLY THE TWO MOST PRO MOTORCYCLE
ORIENTED ENTHUSIASTS OUT THERE.......DONATING THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS FOR US, WHICH
INCLUDES VAN'S WIFE'S ASPIRATIONS DREAMS AND SAFETY ALSO......
THE SCTA PUT OUT GUIDELINES FOR NEW TIRE RULES.....THIS ALLOWS FOLKS TO DEVELOP THEIR
PROGRAM AS THEY SEE FIT.......NOT MANDATING SPECIFIC TIRE X FROM MANUF. X......
ITS NOT THERE JOB OR INTEREST TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW TO BUILD YOUR BIKES....
HECK JOHN N. AND OTHERS FROM THE M/C COMMITTEE ARE LEARNING AS WELL WITH THE DISCOURSE,
AND DONT KNOW ALL THE TIRE POSSIBILITIES.......
WHY SHOULD IT BE A PERSONS RIGHT TO RUN TIRES NOT APPROVED AND NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
FOR SPEEDS PEOPLE WANT TO RUN.....AT AN EVENT RUN UNDER THE HOSPICES OF AN ORGANIZATION WHO TAKES
MUCH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS..?.....
IT ALSO SHOULD BE KNOWN, THAT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BUB, FOR OVER 3 MONTHS, TO OBTAIN
A TIRE RULE CLARIFICATION FOR THIS YEAR.....I KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED IN PAST, BUT DIDNT WANT
TO ASSUME THE SAME FOR THIS YEAR.....
IT STARTED WITH """"We recommend that you should have appropriately rated tires for your speeds, but we do not mandate the requirement. The tire selection is the sole responsibility of the rider.
FIM does say that using underrated tyres MAY be excluded from competition."""
FOLLOWED BY """""That being said, we would undoubtedly prohibit someone going 250 mph on a low rated tire!""""""""
and i asked if a zr radial rated for 186 was considered low rated for 230..240..250..265 + etc
FOLLOWED BY """I fowarded this to our FIM and AMA tech inspector"""
FOLLOWED BY ''''Our tech inspector is deferring any tire rulings/clarifications to the sanctioning bodies""
AFTER 2 MONTHS......FOLLOWED BY THE TECH INSPECTOR WHO IS VERY CORDIAL/PROFESSIONAL KEEPING
ME INFORMED....THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN CLARIFIED YET....
FOLLOWED BY....FURTHER DISCOURSE......
IM GUESSING BUB WILL RUN SIMILARLY TO BEFORE, BUT WANTED TO SHOW THAT AS OF TODAY AND 3 MONTHS
DISCOURSE, THAT EVEN BUB HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE A CLARIFICATION TO TIRE RULES......
AS USUAL, I APPLAUD BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO WHAT THEY DO FOR US....
DELVENE AT BUB, AND THEIR TECH GURU DREW ARE VERY CORDIAL AND EXCITED MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS
AS WELL DOING THE BEST THEY KNOW HOW AS WELL....
I HATE TO SEE FOLKS THROWING STONES AT THE DEDICATION AND PASSION OF THE SCTA AND ITS
PERSONNEL......
WE CAN DISAGREE......BUT THE SOLE VIGILANCE/DILEGENCE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IS OUR
WELL BEING........THE COHONES TO BE AS PRO-ACTIVE AS POSSIBLE IS COMMEDABLE.....WHY WAIT
FOR SOMETHING MORE CATASTROPHIC TO THEN MAKE CHANGES...
PERHAPS THE NEW DECISION WILL REVEAL THAT RACE RADIALS PERFORM NO BETTER THAN ZR STREET
RADIALS...PERHAPS DEVELOPMENT OF REAL LSR TIRES,(AS THE CAR GUYS HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO RUN
FOR CENTURIES)...WILL COME ABOUT....
THE SCTA AND MANY RACERS ARE PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION....LETS SEE WHAT COMES ABOUT AND WORK
TOGETHER, MORE DATA WILL BE GATHERED....AND CHANGES MADE ACCORDINGLY....
