No stunners for 2008

[david nelson]

I have just got my blue book and looked under tyres. Stunners are not listed.

 

does this mean you can not use them for next year?

 

 

David

[Graham Perry]

The rule always was that they have to be on this years list or last years one.

 

Has that rule changed ?

[KenEvans]

There's a lot of discussion about this in other areas. 2009 will be dire, no Stunners and catalytic converters, I feel a single seater coming on!

 

This is what John Loudon, a Westfield competitor, has written to the MSA and there's more here Mike Smith initiative

 

Dear Sirs,

 

I am a sprint and hillclimb competitor who competes in a roadgoing car

utilising list 1A tyres from the MSA year book. For the last 2 seasons the

preferred tyre of choice for both myself and my fellow clubman competitors has

been a brand of tyre called Stunner Scudo. I have noticed that the online

version of the 2008 MSA year book has omitted this tyre from the proposed

list of 1A tyres for 2008. It is about this matter that I am writing to you

with much concern.

 

The Stunner range of tyres are still manufactured by Marangoni and are still

commercially available throughout Europe although not the primary marketed

range of tyre from Marangoni. Myself and many of my fellow competitors have

stocks of good usable supplies of Stunner tyres and indeed many of us have

recently purchased new tyres of this brand in readiness for next season. If

these tyres are removed from list 1A for 2008, many of my fellow clubman

competitors and I will be forced to retire good usable tyres and purchase new

tyres of a different brand. For obvious reasons, this is not financially and

evironmentally viable for what is supposed a clubman level sport.

 

With this in mind, I would kindly ask the MSA to reconsider the deletion of

the Stunner Scudo tyre from the 2008 1A list of permittable tyres and to allow

their inclusion for the forthcoming year or until this range of tyres supplies

have been fully exhausted.

 

Kind regards,

 

John Loudon

[peterg]

I feel a single seater coming on!

 

then you'll be up against Ash Mason again...

 

[Steve Day]

THEY ARE BACK IN *thumbup* cheers Steve

 

Following lobbying by several people i have just received a copy of the following notification from MSA: see attached

 

>I am pleased to confirm that following agreement with the manufacturer

>the Stunner Scudo and Torneo tyres have now been re-entered on to tyre

>list 1A of the 2008 MSA competitors yearbook.

>The amendment will not be published in the yearbook as it has already

>gone to print however notice will be given to Scrutineers via the

>Scrutineers news letter and an amendment will be published in the

>Spring edition of Motor Sports Now magazine.

>

>We would like to thank you for raising your concerns regarding this

>matter to the MSA and if you have any further queries please do not

>hesitate in getting in contact with me.

>

>Best regards,

>

>Yours sincerely,

>

> John

>

>JOHN RYAN, MIIE

>Technical Executive

>Technical & Risk Management

[bl0498]

Graham,

 

The rule has not changed hence Stunners were always OK in our championship for 2008. Given that what Steve has posted indicates they are officially back in for 2008 then Stunners will be OK for 2009 too under our current rules.

 

Best Regards,

 

Brian