There are alot of good points in this thread. I wish people outside of this forum could see this.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my best solution, open tire rules, no prep, wet race tracks. Run whatever tire you think is best, or can afford. No prep means a savings of $3-400 per year, which is an extra set of tires or other parts. Take samples, and send them in. No slack.
End the predator classes. Period. Full stop. Replace them with the Lo206 and tech hard.
We need solutions that the whole industry can get behind otherwise the whole industry suffers. It is simple business. If everyone is on the same rules, then all suppliers will be selling items to fit those rules, prices become competitive, and the racer pays the bill.
If you don't like the prices of your track, take a stand. Nothing speaks louder than the bottom line. Don't like that their pit space costs money? Don't pay it, don't race there. Make your decisions with the almighty dollar.
Those are my best solutions. My personal crusade would be to end prepping. No chemicals, no smell forever in the walls of your shop, no wives pissed that all of your clothes smell like a chemical plant, reducing the already life long dangers of our sport, no more wondering or complaining about which prep works best where. Yes I realize that I am talking about getting rid of a somewhat major part of our sport, and many local shops would be hurting for a while, but the long term benefit to the sport would make up for it in my opinion.
only sets of Vegas prepped right where they need to be, also Carlson Motorsports materiel. But again racing for FUN and with Buddies in the same class. And they are loaded for bear too.
