open class shouldnt have a limit. after all they are the ones people want to see smash records.
i know with the utes, we were limited to 1 new set per weekend. 2x 20 min practice 1x 20 min qual 3x 20 min races. and enough left for 1 pracitce at the next event. 1810kg on 235/45/18 048's
but all the open guys who want to go hard and flat spot a few will have there weekend limited, also they may aswell pack it up. after all it is TIME ATTACK not an enduro with a reverse grid race.. its just one biq qualifing session.
besides with the tyre temps we were getting after 4 laps these tyres will fall apart in a race. let alone being boiled over and over again. if this was at phillip island there would of been many r/f blowouts.
if everyone is worried about unfair advantages and budgets of the more well financed teams then to bad. yes to get a mad time takes money. you do not want to go down the road looking for parity because someone will be restricted, and im not going to pay a premium entry fee only to be limited.. similar to the shannons series where it is power to wieght ratio governed.
as far a tyres are concerned all the "semies" used are a road legal tyre. as long as it has a date code,a dot or "e" mark and "tread" its legal.
if any tire rule comes in it should be open with softs and pro with meduims and clubsprint with hards.. semis for all. at least the tyre ware will make it affordable for the pro and clubsprint guys.
we dont want this to be a governed race meeting where we look at weight/power/tyres etc etc. the currant format is ok. but with the variety of cars and combos its just not practical to impose these limitatios.
on the whole it was a good weekend. really just an expencive shake down for further tweeking for us. busted the top of a sleeve in the vq30. (epic head gasket failure) over heated) these things are pretty tough. stock rods are scary thin and use 7mm thick rod bolts. reving to 8k and over 9k on down changes with 20 pounds boost, pulled from a halfcut.. (with our bolt ons lol) bearings all like new as are pistons.
bigger and better here we come