Angie,
I understand that Brad is concerned for the weights, but he also has a vested interest in having the Bilands win the damn championship! Why doesn’t he or somebody else in charge of the CSC come out and state that the weights are going to be whatever Skusa/Tagusa determine + additional weight if that is what is necessary. The problem with additional weight lies in the fact that the motors with better bottom end torque have a competitive advantage at slower tracks and don’t have much of a bearing on the longer tracks. MORE Torque helps you through the bottom end corners – once you get the chassis rolling, weight doesn’t hurt you that much – it’s getting the chassis going that is the problem. And guess what, Biland has a lower torque band than any of the other motors. The new 2004 rules show the biland are +20 pounds over a rotax, but the current csc rules show only +5 difference, hummm???