[DML] Re: Dangerous vanities of a concourse car

["ksgrimsr" <knut.s.grimsrud@xxxxxxxxx>]

I sometimes think the tires get more attention than really warranted 
for concours events, and there may be opportunity to clarify this a 
little for future events through further manual refinements. There 
are only 4 points total (out of 300) allocated to tires in the 
competition, so a car that shows up without any tires at all would 
loose 4 points. I haven't seen this yet, but with the amount of work 
that goes into tires for the measly 4 points involved, I sometimes 
wonder when we might see the first car without tires compete.

I don't immediately recal the specifics, but my recollection is that 
having good non-original tires on the car calls for a guidance of 
half points off (2 points). With old NCT's, the same 2 points can 
also readily be lost as a result of tire condition 
(checking/cracking, etc). There have also been cases of great 
condition NCT's seeing deductions as a result of them not being 
prepared as well as they could be, etc.

I have a car that I'm preparing for the day when I might also get a 
chance to compete, and I dumped the original NCTs in favor of new 
tires that I feel are safe yet attractive. In practice the points 
involved in doing so is not make-or-break and I'll make up the point 
or two by setting the proper time on the console clock and 
addressing other details.

The concours event is won by getting more points than the other 
competitors. It's not won by the last guy to still have rotting 
NCT's on his car.

     Knut


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> I too was holding out using the NCT's. I kept inspecting them but I
> finally broke down and mounted the Pilots.
<snip>
> I do not think it is safe to drive on ANY tire that
> is 20 years old.









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