WarrenG wrote:The proposed rule about restrictions on juniors' equipment failed to pass at the USAC meetings this past weekend. In fact, the response was so overwhelmingly negative that I doubt the idea will be re-visited anytime soon.

This got talked about a good bit at the Local Association conference this past weekend. A lot of people did like the basic concept of avoiding wallet races in juniors but the rule had a lot of issues. One of course being that it wouldn't prevent anyone from spending a huge pile of cash on frame, group, and non-tubie rims/tires.

I was joking with some other LA reps that the proposed rule was secretly sponsored by Zipp, to help reinforce the impression that buying a $2,200 carbon wheelset might actually make a difference. Think of the marketing pitch, "So good it's banned in the juniors!" In reality, this stuff seems more likely to risk a walk back to the finish line if you race on anything but oval concrete (and based on Dunnigan, maybe even then).

-Tad

Zipp 303 - RIP Merco RR
Zipp 202 - RIP Dunnigan Hills RR
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1983 Wolber - still spinning