The last post was completed before your response…
To answer your comments individually:
I just found out that the rules have changed in TaG class pertaining to the Motori7 head. The original head that we have is 12cc’s and the head that the engine was homologated with is 9.5cc’s. Now, 9 days before the season starts we (Motori owners) are being told the homologated head is illegal and we can’t use it. No 10 pounds additional weight, just persona non grata..
BS!
I clearly remember the FIRST CLUB RACE at TheTrack, walking up to you and asking which head you were running and you told me the 12cc head. I then told you that we had decided to leave the cc for the Motori the same at 12cc and the weight the same as last year for this season. You then told me that you had ordered the new head but had not received it yet. You never once objected to me telling you that the Motori would be running the same setup at last season. That is what I told you exactly
Brad, you can call me a bastard, S.O.B. , a.s.s.hole or even c.o.c.k :censored but don’t ever call me a liar, ever.
I did not tell you that I had ordered a head at the first club race. If I had why did I call Mike Manning last wednesday afternoon to place said order? The check was written the following day (4/26; check number 2081) I’m not calling you a liar but you’re misinformed. What I DID tell you is that I was going to get one and use it so that I could take the weight penalty. You MIGHT have thought you told me but why in the hell would I place an order 12 days before CSC #1?
Yes, it looks pretty evenly matched to me from last season so why should we give the Motori more power in Colorado? Does Roman or Kyle need more power to win first place over last season? None of the other TAG engines had anything changed for them. We are not penalizing the Motori. We are not adding weight or changing the head volume higher than what we ran last season. We decided that there was close parity with the rules the way they were last season and saw no need to give the Motori a break when the engine was very competitive, won both classes last year, had most the most drivers with the same engine in the top ten with the 12cc head even with drivers that were way overweight.
Look, what I’m upset about is that I COMMUNICATED to you at the meeting at IMI about going that way to get to my normal weight. You think I enjoy curtailing my intake of beer, pizza, other foods? NO! I am at the gym at 5:45am working out knowing I could use the 9.5 head with a weight penalty.
Do you honestly believe I bought the MOTORI because it gave me a competitive advantage? My reasons for buying the motori are still the same as they were last July the day before the race at Centennial: reliability, competitive price point, and a clutch that works due to being beefier than the rotax model that I kept breaking (flywheel pins, shoes and clutch support plates)
I got tired of cheerleading from the infield. And I still am and that’s why i’ve been racing the club races to iron out the kinks NOW instead of at the State races.
Had I deeper pockets I’d have run a Sonic: I could weigh more and be competitive at all tracks motorwise. It just has a tendency to blow up because people didn’t know how to tune them and the clutch was an issue. Jim Keesling has now proved that it’s a reliable engine. Albeit does have less time between rebuilds.
Get it straight Brad, I commend you for leveling the playing field and also trying to identify or eradicate cheaters. I want to know that I got beat by a driver who is more talented, had more seat time or a better tuned chassis. The same way people who I beat recognize the same in me. It wasn’t due to the “magic engine” “magic fuel” etc.
Angie has a job, great. What I’m saying is word of mouth and innuendos doesn’t cut it for me. I could care less about the gossip and politics, I’m too blunt to play that game. You or someone with the authority could have taken a minute and posted here on this website “NO 9.5 Motori heads, period.” That’s called official communication. Many would have grumbled but like I’ve said before “the dictator speaks, deal with it” And myself and others would have adjusted.
I think CSC, you, Angie, Jim, Stacey, JB et. al. could have taken a minute to post that simple 5 word memo. And in that someone failed. Just like the line in COOL HAND LUKE, “what we have here is a failure to communicate.”