GNS Performance TSR - (Turbo Street Radial)

That's the problem I'm having, but worse. One set of four 160 treadwear on 17's and four 180 treadwear on stock T wheels and an extra pair of T wheels with slicks for the index or THS class. Cheapest way for me to go is buy a set of radials for the T wheels to drive up on to be able to run TSR and then slap on the slicks to run THS or index where all the T wheels match. I just can't see dropping $1200 to buy more 17's and then replace the back radials with something approved and then some 17 inch drag radials just to race for fun.

So what are we all thinking the best 250 treadwear tire will be? I'd like to see some wheelies on all season tires!!!!!!!

Another question that was touched on eariler, what is the minimum tread depth? Can we use some pretty much bald tires? I wont be there but if we do this in BG, I'll be entering!

By the way, Scott......thank you for setting up a new class for us pure street guys. I love the the TSM, TSO, etc classes but it's not for my car. I dont want a drag car, I want a street car and I want to race! This class will open some eyes to show what us street cars can do.

Hmmm.... Sounds like a very interesting class. If I can scrape together some gas money, I may drive the GN down and run it. Last time I ran it on a "true street radial", it went a best of 13.42@103 I think. Thats been almost three years and the car is much faster.

I do have one question however. I know you said true street radials are required, which is fine by me. But do they have to be a matching set? Im going to get a set of G-Force Sports, but I dont want to burn them up since my car will spin the a non-DR tire through 3rd...:biggrin: The 62 comes up VERY FAST with my setup!

Other than swapping the street tires on my car seems to be legal, I hope.

Thanks for putting this on and I hope to see you there.

Scott J.

the 86 has been 11.20s @124 (7.5 @99.89 1/8th) on my 245/50-16 federal supersteel radials
had the benifit of the msbc-1 boost ramp control
only problem with the rules is i wouldnt be allowed because i dont have a/c but the factory heater only box

the 87 which meets all the rules has been 12.20 on stock turbo and true street radials (1.80 60')

Can "hybrids" run this to as long as they meet weight ??

i assume it means to be a class for turbo buick powered as in gn ttypes and possibly tta's but i dont see anywhere in the rules listed where it has to be a g-body or that a tta isnt allowed or that it even has even buick powered

just turbo powered as the name of the class implies ] on true street radials... any displacement is allowed (SB chevies???) as long as its 3500lb with driver has stock stuff as listed (never states stock to a regal so would guess stock to a mazda counts then ) and has working a/c (yeah the rules say working a/c )

i would think with 800 lbs in the trunk of the mazda sticking a radial wouldnt be hard

oh and is there a scale at this track or are entrants on the honor system , we have three tracks in jersey (full 1/4mi)and another in MD (full 1/4mi) and only one (etown ) has a scale

then by the main rules stating "BUICK POWERED" a turbo buick powered mazda (hybrid) is allowed as long as it has a/c and meets the 3500lb rule on true radial tires
and by "buick bodied" then the motor doesnt have to be turboed as long as its in a buick body so SB are allowed turbo or otherwise as well as any other powerplant as long as its in a buick ??

not trying to stir the pot just understand the rules put forth

unless you come out and state buick powered trs and ttas only which i didnt hear you say

understood as those classes have clear defined rules in place for the car but this class doesnt and its an interesting class
if he would just say this will be a buick regal turbo class only then thats that , but he seemed to be apologizing to grumpy as if to say no to his question on hybrids when the main rules would seem to state otherwise

and whats about the scales question , you state a weight will there be a check to ensure compliance seeing as how it is a heads up class not a bracket

Oh well .. :frown:

hey its winter I didn't see any restrictions sooo had to ask :biggrin: put the 1000#s over the rear and hope the car didn't break