AS vs STU
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At what level? Locally? Regionally? Divisionally? Nationally?
At a high level, an AS Evo will _never_ be competitive on street tires.
At a high level, a stock Evo would have more of a shot in STU, simply because it's a new, undeveloped class. As (if?) the class pans out, and people build cars for it, a stock Evo will _not_ be competitive.
Locally or even regionally, the car can be kind of irrelevant.
At a high level, an AS Evo will _never_ be competitive on street tires.
At a high level, a stock Evo would have more of a shot in STU, simply because it's a new, undeveloped class. As (if?) the class pans out, and people build cars for it, a stock Evo will _not_ be competitive.
Locally or even regionally, the car can be kind of irrelevant.
For an un-modded Evo on street tires, run STU in preference to AS.
Unless it's a downpour. Then run AS.
I humbly disagree, Greg, with the word "never". 
In a downpour, the AS Evo could possibly do quite respectably on full tread street tires. I trophied at the National level (Atlanta ProSolo) using street tires in an R compound class (SM) -- not just street tires, but snow tires.
But on dry pavement, you are right.
Unless it's a downpour. Then run AS.
Originally Posted by Mhyrr
At a high level, an AS Evo will _never_ be competitive on street tires.
In a downpour, the AS Evo could possibly do quite respectably on full tread street tires. I trophied at the National level (Atlanta ProSolo) using street tires in an R compound class (SM) -- not just street tires, but snow tires.But on dry pavement, you are right.
