Tire Deduction � Need Clarification

[Ron N.]

Last year at a regional judging I had an 18 point originality point deduction:
- 4 Michelin radials on car (6 x 4 = 24 total points x 75% = 18 point deduction)
- 1 Original Goodyear space tire 6 points = 0 deduction
Total originality deduction = 18 points


- 4 Firestone or Goodrich
- 4 black wall
- 4 DOT
Total originality deduction 6 x 4 = 24 total points x 10% = 2.4 points. G/Y spare = 0



Help is appreciated. Thanks

Ron

[John H.]

- 4 Firestone or Goodrich
- 4 black wall
- 4 DOT
Total originality deduction 6 x 4 = 24 total points x 10% = 2.4 points. G/Y spare = 0



Help is appreciated. Thanks

Ron

Ron -

The spare tire doesn't have to match the four road tires; the spare and the road tires are judged separately on their own merit.

[Ron N.]

[Rick A.]

[Ron N.]

[Tom R.]

Ron -

The spare tire doesn't have to match the four road tires; the spare and the road tires are judged separately on their own merit.

John;

Are you saying that cars came off the assembly line road & spares didn't match?

[John H.]

John;

Are you saying that cars came off the assembly line road & spares didn't match?

Nope. All five tires and wheels matched in production, but the judging standard deals with them separately and doesn't require the spare tire to match the road tires (but the wheels all have to be the same).

[Chris E.]

[Tom R.]

For what it's worth, I was dinged at a Chapter meet for having Firestone road tires and a Goodyear spare. They specifically said that non-matching brands is NTFP. (not typical factory production)

Were your road tires size correct for the vehicle?

[Chris E.]

Were your road tires size correct for the vehicle?

Yup. You bet.

[Mike M.]

[Chris E.]

Chris
Was your non-matching Goodyear spare an original production tire?
HaND

It was a Goodyear Power Cushion white wall from Kelsey Tire. So, from that standpoint, both the radial Firestones on the car and the bias ply spare were non-original. BUT, both were original brands...

[Ron N.]

[Paul B.]

John;

Are you saying that cars came off the assembly line road & spares didn't match?

Good point. If we're judging "as it left the factory", didn't they leave Flint, St. Louis & Bowling Green with five matching tires???

[Pat M.]

Good point. If we're judging "as it left the factory", didn't they leave Flint, St. Louis & Bowling Green with five matching tires???

I think they allow a non-matching spare in an effort to encourage owners who only have original spares to keep them, rather than throw them out so all 5 tires will match.