@karterdad wrote:
Mike,
I need to defend the pro class here. It is down on karts due to the ICC class being divided into 3 class in 2004 and 2005 and 2 classes in 2006. If it was just an ICC class, as in tag senior or tag masters, the numbers would be comparable. As for check book racing, our expensences were on par with any other shifter class, and other than a few extra top ends on par with the tag classes. The tag senior class only averaged 11 karts per race. While there were at least 10 ICC’s per race not counting the G1 entries. That, Mike, is why the “pro” class looks to be dwindling.
Our shifter costs.
7 top ends $700
9 race sets of tires $1485
8 practice sets of tires $1320
2 bottom end bearing rebuilds last winter $1200
Plus gas, travel, entry fees, and all the other stuff everyone has to pay to race.I don’t call that check book racing, You spent more on your tag than we did running our shifter.
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Well said pertaining to the split of the ICC class. I didn’t think of that. However (help me out here) y’all that have to pull gears to drive it’s a given that it costs more to race shifter, right? I like TaG since it’s equality in engines versus modified to the Nth degree. Plus I don’t have near the maintenance. I’ve realized some of you shifty guyz (Kyle in particular) do know how to upshift, downshift and tune your engines so they don’t blammo like many other racers. I could say the same thing about the Sonic in TaG since Keesling’s sonic had no issues all season. (am I right Jim?) As for my experience, I learned (in $$$) that doing a top end is nice in a rotax but perhaps you should do preventative maintenance and do the bottom end while it’s opened up. And replace the flywheel after a season so you don’t DNF come race day.
As for the Jr1 stuff I second what you’re saying Bill.