I agree that I don't see it maybe the same way someone else would. I was just speaking for myself.

I guess I go back to this; if it is apples to apples and the fans don't care, why hasn't the sportsman series gathered more steam in the last 10 years. A variation of this style of program has been in place around the Chicago area for at least 10 years without either a great interest in cars or fans. Both have stayed pretty much the same from it's inception. Again, nothing against it, it has a place, but it hasn't outdone the other "National" style organizations that run there. I will say that the "National" series isn't huge either. We are talking groups that are in the area of one of our country's largest metropolitan areas. That may be an indication that basically any form of this type of racing isn't what people want to see.

I don't really think any "fan" that posts on here is without some bias. Problem is though, we don't have enough casual fans period to make any kind of real assesment on what an "average" one wants.

I will say this; even if it is just a second difference and that doesn't seem like much, if on a track where the laps are 15 seconds; in a 30 lap feature a car would be lapped nearly twice. Any fan would notice that and if they have seen these style of cars and then they see them, you notice a second.

I am very serious about this Don, I could talk to the tire manufactures and we can get some tracks to let us test all of the different combinations. We would have to use one of your cars and we would have to find an unbiased driver. If I am wrong then I am wrong. I just don't see how this direction in the tire rules would benefit the sport. Hoosier,American Racer, and Goodyear all make a tire similar to what you are talking about.