The Solo Events Board has withdrawn the proposal published in the July Fastrack to put the Toyo Proxes R1R 195/50-15 tire on the exclusion for the Street Touring Category in 2013. The performance of this tire has generated a lot of controversy and kept the internet boards and forums humming. Despite some SEB members concerns about the performance of the tire, the overwhelming majority of member input supported keeping the tire as an option for Street Touring Classes. as a result, we will not put the 195/50-15 Toyo on the exclusion list for 2013.
This does not affect the recent rule change in Road Tire to raise the tread wear rating to 180.
The SEB also raised the upper age limit for FJB from 11 years to 12 years effective immediately. This will allow an FJ competitor to choose whether to run in FJA or FJB while they are 12 years old. We felt it was unfair to force a FJB driver to move up to FJA as soon as they turn 12. Their birthday can be in the middle of the season and the change can be very disruptive.