[Nick Koan]

Yeah, I think a lot of regions don't do much for street tire classes (outside of STS/X/U). They certainly let them run, but they don't get the modifier.

In talking with people that run street tires in those regions, I think they continue to go because they enjoy going fast but they also know they won't win classes with street tires. It's tough to say whether that really encourages people to buy race tires, or whether it just makes them get to a point where they stagnate or leave due to being uncompetitive overall and not willing to make the jump. And most regions larger regions probably don't care because there is a large enough RT contingent.

In our region, I think it would really make membership shrink rather then be more competitive. If that happened here, we'd probably lose a good majority of ST members, a few would stay and continue with street tires and even fewer would switch to race tires. We definitely should do something for street tire drivers.

As always, we could call this season a learning experience. I think we should keep track at registration whether we significantly lose or gain people over the last few years. I'd willing to do that if I had access to more than just this year and last years results.