10.2 Scrutineering – Eligibility - Tyres
Tyres must be normal road pattern tyres, or winter pattern tyres approved at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course, must comply with NCR 8.4.3.1 and must be 'E' marked. Tyres of diameter 12" or less can be any pattern. A total of 6 tyres can be used by a crew during the event.
Use of these tyres is prohibited:
i. those having any of the following patterns, inscriptions or manufacturers’ designations: ‘All Seasons’, ‘Grip’, ‘Snow’, ‘Special Use’, ‘Town & Country’, ‘Mud & Snow’, ‘M+S’, ‘M.S.’, ‘M&S’ or the Three Peaks Mountain or Snowflake symbols, unless on the Event approved list of tyres (see below) or additional tyres approved on the events Sportity app / Sportity online (SR14).
ii. those showing any signs of the above markings being removed.
iii. those having additional grooves intentionally cut into the tread pattern post manufacture.
iv. those constructed primarily for off-road and motor sport use;
v. Extreme VR3 tyres will NOT be permitted.
Event approved list of tyres (all versions unless a version is specified)
• Avon WT7, WV7
• Bridgestone Blizzak
• Bridgestone Driveguard
• Continental Winter Contact
• Dunlop Winter Response
• Dynamo Snow-H
• Enduro Runway 606
• Falken Eurowinter
• Firestone Winterhawk
• GT Radial 4Seasons
• Hankook Icept
• HiFly Super 2000
• Kingpin ALP-4
• Kumho Izen KW23
• Kumho Solus
• Maxsport Alaska 2, Alaska 3, Alaska 5 (not Maxsport Alaska / Alaska 1)
• Maxxis All Season
• Michelin Alpin
• Michelin CrossClimate
• Nankang All Season
• Nexen Eurowin
• Sonix Primevan 28
• Sumitomo WT200 Winter
• Uniroyal Rain Tyre MS
• Vredestein Quatrac, Snowtrac
• Yokohama BluEarth Winter
NOTE:
a. Please check the tyres intended to be used are allowed by SR 10.2 or approved at the discretion of the Clerking Team (you can submit a request for tyres to be added to our approved list before Friday 9th October 2026 19:00, by visiting https://somersetexmoor.targa.uk/tyres. The decision of the Clerk of the Course is final.
b. If your car is presented at scrutineering, at a tyre check, or you subsequently change to ineligible tyres during the event, you will be disqualified from the event.