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Michael,
It was great to see Tara out racing! Those boys had better watch out! Please don’t hesitate to ask if you need anything.Angie
Curt,
Rich is right. No fuel, oil, or tires available on site in Steamboat, so please come prepared with the proper spec items!! This is noted on the entry form.Angie
We will run in wet conditions on rain tires, but likely would NOT run in the pouring rain. In the case of rain, we will, if needed, rearrange the schedule to allow the Kids and Junior classes to run in the dry.
Tim,
I know that Seth’s motor was sealed, and that the seal was removed. That is what this whole topic is about. And I did say in my post that Dennis felt he needed to remove it, due to what he witnessed on track. Whether or not he might have found information to show there was not a significant performance change from previous races is beside the fact. We hired Dennis to do a job, and he felt he needed to remove the seal on Seth’s motor, so he did.
Now you are saying it is because you have been a pain. I never said that. I appreciate you making us aware of the Leopard ruling. It was my fault to set aside the email from several weeks ago, but I do have alot going on, and it happens. When you called on Friday, I spent at least a couple of hours on the phone with several people to get things straight about the recent rulings on the Leopard. I did call Bill Ray. I didn’t necessarily say you were going to protest him, but that you believed his motor to be illegal based on the recent TAGUSA rulings. So the obvious conclusion to that is that if his motor was an illegal 05, you would protest. You did said you would be there with your rules and your money. My reasoning wasn’t to give him a warning, but to see if in fact, there was a need to further investigate. The rulings were not exactly clear. Anyway, on Friday, I was also helping my family get ready to head to the race track. Three kids and four karts, plus everything I need to score, etc., you can imagine it is an ordeal to get us out of here. Maybe I should have given you a call back, but I really never had a definitive answer. The point was to make sure Dennis was aware of the ruling, and after talking to him, I was sure he was aware. He did some further investigation at the track, so like I said, he had it under control.
You did admit to protesting Kyle because you were upset with the system (the track, CSC, officials, etc) You even said that the tech was lacking, not nearly thorough enough. You certainly cannot expect to push, push, push the system without it pushing back.
Dennis is doing a great job. We are lucky that he hasn’t bailed on us, given the troubles that we keep throwing at him. It isn’t like he makes a lot of money at this. He recently was hired to do the Cascade Locks event, and you will see him over in GJ at the Nations Cup.
thank you,
angieA couple of things here. I just spoke to Dennis. He would come on and respond, and he may later, but for now, let me relay some of what he said.
First, Zach’s motor did not have a seal on it. If it had, Dennis would not have broken it.
Next, it is not Dennis’ normal practice to break the seals. He is in agreement with most of you, that under normal circumstances, the seal would be honored. In this case, he had a suspect motor, and he felt it necessary to open it up. Why was it suspect? Because at prior events he witnessed that driver/kart/motor to be not doing great. At this event, he was way out front. Now I know you will argue that if you go back and look at the times from previous events, and take into consideration the different tracks, etc, etc, that he might have found information to show there was nothing to be concerned about. But Dennis saw what he saw, and felt he needed to tear it down, that is what we hired him for.
Dennis wanted me to be sure to tell all of you Rotaxians that he has no intention of breaking seals just because he can. This was a special case. And on that note, I hope nobody would ask the regulations to be changed to where he can’t break a seal if he feels the need to.
Angie
Jay, 😥 at least I have one class between you and AJ ! Some other comments from Kid Kart parents were that they like having the Main done earlier. I really just mixed up the schedule again, and tried to give all of those doing two classes a gap between them – which limits the ways to rearrange it!
How was the Cascade Locks event? Didn’t see any results posted.
angie
the raceday schedule is posted 7-31 schedule
I thought the day went pretty well last time at IMI. With so many karters, so many flights, there isn’t much that can make the day shorter. That day, we completed the last main at 7:00 pm (before dark). At Grand Junction, without the Briggs Modified or Junior 1 4cycle, we were done with the last main at 6:30. At Action Karting, the final lap of the mains was complete at 6:25.
We will do our best to keep things running smooth. The racers can help, too, by being ready in pre-grid, knowing where to line up, paying attention to get the starts done on the first try, etc.See you in a week!!
Angie:box
Curt,
Make sure Ken is on the list. Hasn’t golfed in many years, but he thinks it would be too much fun to pass up!
angie
Curt,
Haven’t you heard the strategy of keeping the enemy close?! 🙂 And the donuts, well, keep eating them so I might have half a chance!:rotate: angie
Curt,
Although I am still not speaking to you…. :horn @Curt Kistler wrote:
…. and Angie was a back marker before she put her helmut on last year.
I was wondering if you have found someone to help you organize the event? I am not volunteering, mind you, with CSC #5, and SSGP coming up, as well as the other GP activities, and inlaws coming to town… but I was hoping that someone had stepped up to put on the show!
You know it will be fun!!I scoured the internet to find this smilie for you… :k
on the 17th we ran clockwise, so it will be counter clockwise.
The registration form will be available soon online, you may be able to register at IMI now.
Mike, glad you found the new smilies! :jump
Angie
