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There is also a safety issue to be considered in line with this debate.
Limiting the number of tyres available to a competitor for a season is potentially a useful measure to reduce costs but its validity is dependent upon safety.
Some circuits, set ups and driving styles will dramatically increase tyre wear. If you had made a mess of your 3 sets of tyres by mid season would you contemplate lapping the Rockingham banking at 109 - 124 mph in the heavy rain?
Having done this a few weeks ago i would not have raced on a very green and very wet circuit on old tyres and if this restriction existed i would have packed up, gone home and sold the car.
The most effective manner to reduce costs is to run more double header meetings, it certainly has helped to boost our grids this season and increase the value for money.
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