[GlennCMC70]

read the whole thread. about half way thru some of you may realize i'm not really looking for new wheels. i'm more concerned about the rule changes after the fact.
to fill in the missing info. a local CMC guy bought a set of Forgline's (1 piece RS's i think) for his car. they where deemed illegal after the price and weight were known by the directors. they do follow the written rule, but seemed to not follow the intent. i'm not trying to start a war w/ this post, so if you think that, don't. but i do want some CONSTRUCTIVE feedback whether it be for or against me. i'm also not looking for people to post in the thread there, just wanted to prompt some jabber back and forth here.
i still think a limit on wheel weight is a good idea, just not after the fact. lets keep this one friendly. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


http://www.camaromustangchallenge.com/cmcb...opic.php?t=1387

[nape]

Both are a hard metric to make a rule by, because someone is always going to want to go out and spend the money vs. running what they brung. They probably wouldn't notice a huge difference, but they don't want someone else to have an "advantage". Knowing how to drive the shit out of the car is probably why someone else is beating them, but the wheels are a good excuse.

If they want a weight limit, set it at 17lbs so GM guys can still use GTAs and let the Mustang guys who want to spend the money to get the "competitive edge" do it. Or, limit it to a $200/wheel (or less? still pretty expensive) retail cost so people can't buy unobtainium, but can basically buy any style they want.

I tend to want the "competitive edge", just because it's my nature to want to get the maximum performance while spending a reasonable dollar. In that same vein, I'm glad I'm a GM guy and can buy GTA wheels that are light, cheap, and legal. Right now, I have 6 fronts and 4 rears sitting around because I've been finding deals lately and I have about $550 in all of them including the 4 good Kumho tires that I'm HPDE'ing on before I spend the money on Toyos. I've got more wheels then I'll probably ever go through right now, but I tend to go overkill, which is evident if you ever look in my neighbor's garage or my parents shed with the amount of spare crap laying around.

If I were a Mustang guy, I'd probably be a little hot that I can't find cheap 16x8 wheels that weigh 17lbs, but those are the breaks, you can't always get lucky, deal with the weight, and if it really bothers them to go spend the money on aftermarket wheels to get that extra 1/2" (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif)

The class seems balanced enough that 2-3lbs of wheel weight isn't going to create an anchor on the Mustangs.

Oh, and tell them I want my 15 minutes of sleep back that I spent typing this post (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

This post has been edited by nape: Aug 10 2005, 07:17 AM