@hotwheels1517 wrote:
I am not sure what the solution is for those with a sealed motor. I will put in my own two cents though that I think a sealed motor should be subject to tech internally. I could very easily see someone that does not race RMC having a motor built specifically for CSC and having it sealed by someone that knows it won’t be teched.
It won’t happen. In the case of Rotax, the risks are far too high and the rewards far to low. If you could find a authorized service center to build and seal a special, what is the reward for the sealer? A few hundred bucks? Once the engine leaves his shop, he has no control over it. That means that forever, that motor is out there with his seal on it. If the racer ever sold it and the new guy were to use it in RMax stuff, the potential for it to be torn down is likely.
Contray to popular belief, Rotax engines are reguarly torn down at big deal events. At events like Black Rock, regions cup, or the grand nationals, these engines are usually torn down to the bare crank. The service centers are at huge risk of losing their certification to service Rotax and on top of that, they pay a big fine. Since most karting companies are basically Mom & Pop operations, such a loss would put them out of business.
You point to Stars as an example of quality tech. Who do you think is in charge of Rotax tech, the same man, Scott Evans. That is how they keep a lid on the seal, they tear down and tech the engines. The only place they do not tear down Rotaxs regularly is at local type events, like our CSC. There they respect the seal. But even there, they have a procedure to tech and tear down engines if there is reason to suspect one. It is sent to, you guesed it, Scott Evans. I know of cases where this has been done.
We are lucky here to have a guy like Dennis doing our tech. I’ve known Dennis for years. I first met Dennis when he inspected our motor at the 2000 SuperNationals. He has torn my engines down many times after that. He is fair, honest and he knows the rules. I trust him.
One last comment, if a guy is so egar to cheat on a sealed motor to win a $20 plastic trophy, I say let him have it. Its not worth paying to have my Rotax re-sealed to prove it. At the end of the day, he knows he’s a cheater and so do I.