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The problem to the Sonik issue is that under the sonik website, they officially list the Sonik as a fun motor, no act of TaG implemented. The folks at TaG USA were generous enough to see the potential for the Sonik as a TaG specific engine, but w/o the manufacturer giving support to the program, it would be almost imposible to be able to govern the motor. The leopard and the biland were specific TaG motors (even though the biland was supposed to have a spec series) I would not be surprised if the sonik guys realize the issue and get it resolved due to an increase of interest into the motor itself, further more, my concern about the sonik is that just because it won the supernationals, does NOT deam it any differant from the other TaG packages, each motor has its areas of magic, and flaws, keep in mind that second was a Parilla, and thirld was a Biland (which led the race for a few laps) I belive that each TaG motor (if legalized) will be just as good as the next, in all the TaG races i have ever seen with a distinct variance in motor selection, each motor does something the other does not. The second race in GJ had proof that each motor was just as good as the next, a Leopard won both races as well as qualified first, a rotax qualified second only 3 hundreths off, a Biland had the fastest race time, A Sonik was in third for a while, i belive (not so sure) that senior was all rotax on the podium, and 2 bilands and 1 leopard on the JR podium. In the Masters race in Las Vegas, a Leopard won, with 3 consecutive bilands (i think) with a Colorado driver in fifth in a Sonik. No Rok’s or Italisistems competeded that i know of, a comer did, it was fast but did not finish in SR, Sr was as we all know, won by a Sonik, Parilla, Biland, Biland, and a Biland in top 5. I personally think that each TaG motor with the correct weight differential will be as competitive as the next becuase they all were designed as a purpose of low maintance and good power, next year will show (this being a personal prediction) that the driver and chassis will make the differnce in TaG accross the nation, not motor, people all over the world want tag to be up to the driver, not the engine, so you know that strides will be made to make that as possible as can be achieved.