ERC Race Series - Euro Saloons & Sports

[Howard Wood]

If the HMC/U3L is opened up to CoD only cars of any capacity, (scrap the U3L limit) this gives an arena for those who object to our stance somewhere to play with like minded drivers. In other words, banning the Hankook from that grid. If one or two drivers switch to that grid and leave the ERC grid, that is fine, it is a matter of choice based on not just performance, perceived equality etc but also on driving standards.

So why ban the Hankooks from U3L? If U3L cars are able to run with the Hankooks at say NZFMR alongside HMC (with their own specific tyre regulations which seems to have settled on the Hoosiers) the relative speed gap will close and U3L entrants will enjoy a tyre cost reduction as well. Win win it seems to me.

I for one am keen to try the Hankooks, what do you think Tony, Chris and Jim B, bearing in mind that currently the Hankook as a DoT rate tyre probably fits the regulations? There is currently well over 2 seconds a lap between the fastest HMC and U3L cars so no issue of the HMC cars being beaten but the whole field will close up.