I’m starting to think that the TaG Jr. Class will be the biggest pain mving into ’04.
The Leopard will have 3 restrictor options available, so finding the right mix of restrictors to even out the Leopard/Rotax Jr. field should be no problem. That’s great, but the Sonik will have none, although it may be possible to use or copy the Leopard restrictors. For the Biland there will be a single-carb intake coming at some point, but my conversation with Brad led me to believe that the SA250 will still produce a whomping 20+ hp with only one carb.
So, the Leopard’s a no-brainer. It remains to be seen if the Sonik importer/distributor will have the time/$$$/resources to develop a restrictor package for that motor, so we’ll just have to see there. For the Biland, we’ll just have to pile weight one them. That will suck right out loud for racers like Chad Corken for instance. Anyone of Chad’s size/weight, wanting to run a restricted Biland, will have to lay on 50-60 lbs or more. Thats not good for dad & theKid teams like many of our TaG Jr. entries. It’s also not good for the local Biland dealers as the extra weight issue could very well discourage potential sales to Jr. Teams.
The TaG Jr. class is going to be a real challenge for ’04.