Stretched tires started for a reason.. In Germany, the law does not allow for your tire to sit outside of your fender. Many people in the "scene" wanted to run wide wheels, but they couldn't because they would be breaking the law with the tires. So, people realized if they stretched the tires, they can run the wide wheels, and still have the tires sit inside the fender. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong...
I don't want to register to see the picture, but insane stretch and poke can get out of hand and look ugly. When it is done nicely, it looks great! And... not everybody out there wants to have the fastest Gti on a track, and they are not going for crazy performance, but rolling up to an auto-x with stretched tires is crazy haha IMO