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Jim, since you won’t be at the race who is going to be the one to check birth certificates? We all know this is about one child. Are you going to single out one person? If that is the case everyone under 16 better have a birth certificate with them or maybe I won’t let them race either. I can’t believe the only way for some parents to have their kid win a race is to use age as a issue and keep a fine driver from competing. Jim, I think you should be the one to look this little girl in the eyes and tell her that she is not allowed to race.
Every corner worker is paid and has always been. There are no volunteers at my track. The only time I get volunteer help is when we are unloading beer. I would agree that their needs to be more training for corner workers and we should not use people who are not able to run when they have to. The racer who spun out ignored the red flags for 3/4 of a lap, passing two or three of them before finally noticing at the last second that karts were stopped on the track. Not paying attention to anything but the two feet in front of your kart is a problem with the driver. You can’t hit them over the head with a 2×4 even though that may be what you need to get their attention. We should have some type of penalty for racers that do not obey flags or pay attention. Bobby went over all of the flags like he does every race but if you are oblivious to your surroundings and drive with tunnel vision you are bound to cause a wreck.
Saturday, a driver practicing came into the shop to complain about the renters, one of which had spun out, was stopped on the track not moving and he ran into him. He claimed it was a blind corner and did not see him. There are no blind corners at my track, only blind drivers who do not look ahead. There is no excuse for running into anyone on the track unless they spin right in front of you and there is no time to react or anywhere to go. If you are following a renter then you should know they do not have much experience and you should give them plenty of room and find a safe place to pass. This was not the case with this driver, the renter was sitting there not moving for 30 seconds, a shifter could have been sitting there and this racer would have hit him, what?s the difference? A rental kart had nothing to do with his mistake but he is blaming the renter. It was clearly his fault for not looking past his own feet.At least I made them take the $2 a scoop stickers off the doors. Joe was supposed to put them on the other side of the containers, try photo shop.
Does this mean someone can have your pitt spots, or is this a cry for help? I don?t think you should make decisions like this to quickly. You were just out practicing for the race.
Dennis
You can’t even tell the same lies and bs stories twice the same way. I would think that you should know what the difference is between 30mm and 32mm. 2mm, what you have to try and hold onto in the restroom.Actually I have sold seven Bilands this month, four on Margay karts, not embarrassed about that or the Supernats.
If you seach for Margay wins you will find out the only class they don?t dominate is shifter.
Margay Dominates With Nine Wins at Daytona (1/14/04)
Margay Drivers Score Eleven Wins at WKA Gold Cup Opener. (5/18/05)
Margay Products is considered to be among the most successful kart manufacturers in the United States. Based in Saint Louis, Mo., the family-owned and operated company has been a leader in the karting industry since the company?s inception in 1964. Margay supports drivers in all divisions of karting and has produced the winning karts for countless local, regional and national champions. Celebrating their 41st year, Margay is now guided by third generation family member, Keith Freber.
Bring your EasyKart to the next CSC race and see how you do against the Biland, Leopards, Sonics and the other TAGS.
Dave
I find your story interesting, exactly who was the owner of Biland you spoke with? The company was a Corporation with shareholders, not owned by any individual ever; there was not an owner of Biland. What were you offering to him that he would be bummed out about that they did not sign a contract with you, because your wife is Swiss? I really don?t think that you were in a position to invest in 175 engines, thousands of dollars in spare parts, a machine shop to do service for the engines, technicians to do the service and $80,000 marketing program for three years.
I get dozens of requests from racers every year for me to sponsor them for tires, fuel, engines, etc, whatever. What would I get out of giving everything away to them? The answer is, not much in return. If telling you no thanks, not interested, makes me an a?hole then I guess I?m a a?hole. It was not necessary for me to have someone promote the Biland in Colorado. There was only my track and Bandimere at the time that you could race one anyway. I did not need help for Colorado as I was doing fine on my own; everyone knew who sold the engines and where to get them. You and your son just started racing, had only one year of experience and were not running in the front with what you had anyway. I asked you what it was that you could do for me that was worth a $3500 engine. Your offer was not very convincing as to what you and Bret could do to help me set up dealers in the USA, which was my main mission at the time. I could tell you were really disappointed when I was not interested if your offer. I don?t know what ?crap? it is that you took from me, other than ?sorry, not interested?.
There is always a place for a cheap go-kart like the EasyKart and I have no problem with them racing in TAG. I just do not think that they should have their own class when it is really a TAG kart, so what. It would have been great to have a class for the Biland too but I gave up on that idea before TAG was even started. It always comes to driving ability and I don?t think the $400 difference between a Margay/Leopard package at $4800 and a $4400 EasyKart makes racing any more affordable in the long run. You usually get what you pay for and the EasyKart is a perfect example. The soft MG white tires do not seem to me to be a tire I would have picked if economy was the primary focus of the EasyKart package.
You say I have this venom for other karting shops. That is not true, I only have a problem with George Durdin which has been going on for years and he has made his own bed and is going to have to sleep in it, even if it is under a bridge. You seem to give a ?crap? more than anyone else has about this subject and if you choose not to race at my track because you do not like my opinion, than don?t, this is the USA, land of the free. I guess you won?t be going for CSC points if it means that much to you to try and get back at me for saying ?NOT INTERESTED?. This is just go-kart racing and I think some people take it way to serious.
If your going to be a turd, you might as well lay in the yard with George.
