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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
Even that can be gamed. Spec dampers are virtually impossible to enforce, and can be designed to "degrade differently" if you know what I mean.
Custom wheels can be made to meet a minimum weight while minimizing inertia.
Without a hard spec part that is common, you cannot eliminate the spenders. Even then, there's always the guy that will show up with sticker tires to every event.
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If they're sourced through 1 manufacture, and sealed by that manufacture...AKA Koni of America. Then I would see it being very difficult to game that system.
Yes, someone could elect to have quicker rebuild intervals, thus having a "fresh" damper. But not like you can get said damper through multiple vendors and have shim inside one cater to your preference.
Sure, custom wheels will and can exist, but if a reasonable weight is determined and you can source a wheel that's within 1 lb of that, does that other person really benefit? I'd doubt that.
Lastly, depending on what tires are offered and what exist, "sticker tires" aren't really a thing anymore.
I just corded a set of Rival 1.5s with about 150 runs, and won Oscoda ProSolo on them by close to a second. Most tires also need a couple heat cycles to come in.