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Maybe we get a grassroots regional going. Using the GJMS and IMI, and other CO track club races. Run the club races like normal but pick one or two races from each track to count towards a point series. No need for a large national promoter. This would give those that want a inexpensive way to race around the state a way to do it. With it being more then a club race it also helps motivate people to drive over the mountains to visit other tracks.
Tire cost is a big deterrent. All of my friends are involved in some kind of racing, mostly on 2 wheels in dirt and know the importance of tires. Talking about karting they are always interested, once the costs of tires is mentioned you see that interest disappear.
You are not really going to fix the tire issue cost. To race larger events it is going to be the price you pay when every tenth counts.
The club racing with open fuel and tires are fun and very inexpensive. If we based a regional series around something like this we might get people to travel more then 45 minutes to race.
Edit to add, We could take an idea from Bernie and add sprinklers around the track and race in rain conditions. much easier on tires.
It all boils down to one basic thing, what a persons priorities are.
Some people rather buy a $40,000 car when they only NEED a Kia to get around. Some may choose to purchase a custom tailored suit when a Men’s Warehouse will do.
Some choose to smoke ($5 to $10.00 a day!) Some like their six-pack after work ($6 to 8.00 a day)
Heck, in my travels to Colorado this year, I have seen people wearing boots that cost more than a case of tires!
We live in the United States of America, a country that allows a person to set their own priorities.
If a racer chooses to race against the best, that is their priority and they will make the sacrifices needed to achieve their goal. It might even be that they will change or adjust their priorities in order to reach that goal.
We live in this great country because we are FREE to make our own decisions and the freedom to make new decision to feed our priority!
BTW; A set on MG HZ (Reds) retail for $203.00 per set and will last an entire double race weekend on any cadet, mini, micro or what ever else you got in the line of a cadet level kart. (Is not the younger or structure to your club or series the cadets, the priority you are all concerned about?)
Bottom line, if your priority is to be your best, you will always try to find a way wether it be a new set of tires, chassis, motor, tuner, whatever. This holds true in any form of competition, especially motor-sports.See ya at the SuperNats or Next year!
Respectfully,
Stan Bryniarski
RMPKC Series DirectorWhat are chances of not having to buy complete sets? I know I was harder on fronts this year then rears(caused by setup). I probably could have gotten away with using one set of rears and two front at GJMS this summer.
Cory, good question.
According to the regional rules, you could do that in a way.
The rules require that your tires used in competition are purchased and stamped by the series director.
Your tires can be from another race and used if you choose. The only problem is I can not sell stamped tires one at a time. I have to sell them as a set.
But you do not have to run them as a set. The only thing the rules require is once you qualify, your are stuck with the 4 tires you used in qualifying that day.
The next day or race you can use the same rears and put on the second set of fronts. But you would still have the two rears left.
However, it would eventually help with tire costs over a season.
Like the cadets on the MG Reds, I had some drivers race the entire season (7 races) on two sets of tires.
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