[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Losi_110

I've got to say, what is the obsession with having control tyres? There are still those who want to come to the regionals for a catch up and a bit of fun on a different track. So long asa part is readily available to all then it should be allowed in my opinion. Would you tell some kid who has his new out of the box rtr car that he can't race because it has the wrong tyres? It is all getting silly these days by everyone taking things too seroiusly with little thoughts to contributing to the continued growth of the sport. Don't get me wrong this isn't meant as a dig at anyone, but the last few regionals I went to and reports I heard very few people were there to enjoy the racing, it was only about the win if that makes sense.

I used to think the same Sam, but then we went to Coastal's regional this year & I changed my mind, it's fair to say that on that day, the track was very different to how it is now, where only the straight & the area around the jump was astro'd, the rest was like an American style dirt track.

Now due to different parts of the track wanting different tyres from the rest, at one point in 4wd, there were 10 or so cars in the top heat, probably 8 different types of tyre/compound between them, success that day really depended on if you had the right tyre & enough of them to get through the day. At one point I had some old Losi tyres from 14 years ago on

Now Coastal was an extreme example (& is now fully covered in lovely astro), but there were plenty of times this year where tyre choice was the determining factor of how your day went, bring in a control tyre rule & it not only reduces costs, but takes away the stress of not having the right tyres, which would lead to a more enjoyable day for everyone.

Also, for those people looking to join the series in the future, much like Alec & Lou did this year (who traveled a bloody long way to race with us), I'd think it's better to have a clue what tyres to have when going to new tracks, nothing worse then getting there & all the locals are on something you'd never thought of. I know Alec will agree with that after ARC.

I've done Stotfold's excellent winter series for the last few years, that's a control tyre series, sure there are a few tricks people know with regard to inserts, but it's nice to know your on the same tyre as the top boys.

The rule can of course be waived for rtr cars, or young kids (how many of those go to regionals though?)

As for your last bit about people not enjoying the racing so much, more the winning, maybe for some, but I find the winning is a nice side effect of the racing & is very enjoyable