Beginning
in 2008 Stafford Speedway will initiate a two (2) tire rule in the SK Modified®
Division and a one (1) tire rule in the SK Light Modified Division. HOOSIER
Tire East of Manchester Connecticut will be the sole supplier of the tires. The
size and compound numbers are 26.0/13.0-15 M45 on the left side and 27.0/13-15
M46 on the right side.
Each tire
will carry a special bar coded serial number. This number will be scanned and
entered into a database designating it as a tire for use at Stafford Motor
Speedway. Each scanned serial number will be placed on an inventory card that
will be assigned to the driver that the tires have been purchased for. In the event a driver changes cars for
either practice, heat, consi, or feature racing, his tire inventory must
accompany him to the new car.
On the first race attended and
each week thereafter all drivers must have their tire inventory card filled out
and submitted to the Track Tire Director or delegate. The maximum number of tires allowed in each inventory is ten (10)
for the SK Modifieds® and eight (8) for the SK Light Modifieds. This number is the maximum number of tires
that can be registered for use each week. Only the ten (10) tires on the
inventory card for the SK Modifieds® and the eight (8) tires on the SK Light
inventory card will be allowed into the paddock area. (EIRI)
Drivers may continue to add tires to their
inventory each attended week until the maximum allowed inventory is reached.
The allowable replacement is two (2) tires per week for the SK Modifieds® and
one (1) per week for the SK Light Modifieds.
If a driver attends an event and
does not purchase any tires for that event, the driver will be issued a tire
credit for that particular event which can be applied to the next attended
event for that driver. It is up to the Race Directors discretion as to what
constitutes an attended event for a driver.
Drivers may elect to keep their
used tire/s (scrubs) once removed from their race inventory. The scrubs must not be brought to the track
unless they are added to the inventory for the current race event. These tires
may be brought back into the race inventory only when tires in the current race
inventory are removed. There can never be more than the total of ten (10) tires
SK Modified® or eight (8) SK Light on the race inventory card or in the driver
pit area at any time.
On each race night drivers must
record their new and used tire serial numbers on their inventory card and
submit it to the tire director before their first practice session.
SK Light
drivers may add take-off tires to their inventory at any time. They must not
however exceed the max inventory of eight (8) tires at any time.
Once drivers add tires to their
inventory card only these tires are eligible for replacement. If a tire/s is
damaged and the purchase allotment of tire/s has been already met they may
elect to remove the damaged tire from their inventory card and replace it with
a tire from their scrub inventory.
Drivers must return the tires they have deemed as throwaway to the tire truck and have them removed from their inventory card.
If a race is canceled before the
Feature Event and is scheduled to be made up before the following weeks regular
schedule of events, you must use the same inventory card with the identical
numbers for the re-scheduled feature. Only after that feature is completed can
a driver remove and add tires to their inventory. Races that are not made up
the following week may have different restrictions to be determined by the Race
Director.
The amount
of extra tires allowed for longer distance events (100/150 Laps), will be
determined by the Race Director and announced in a timely manner.
After a designated number of weeks into the season and at the
discretion of the Race Director, any new driver/car will only be allowed to
start their season off with six (6) new tires in the SK Modified® Division and
four (4) in the SK Light Division. They may elect to increase to the maximum
inventory for their respective division by adding take off tires from the tire
truck. On the next event entered new tires may be purchased up to the weekly
max allowed for their division.
For purposes of testing and extended practice
each driver will be allowed to keep an inventory of tires designated TEST/
EXTENDED PRACTICE. Under no
circumstances will these tires be allowed to be transferred to the weekly RACE
TIRE INVENTORY CARD.
Drivers wishing to add their used/scrub tires to their practice inventory
may do so. Once a used/scrub tire is added to the test inventory it may not be
brought back into the race inventory.
Drivers
will be ultimately responsible for maintaining accurate and complete inventory
of their tires. Each driver will be responsible for two inventory cards.
1
Practice/Test
2 Race
Inventory
Stafford Management and or the
Race Director at their discretion may change or amend this rule at any time.