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Todd,
Your argument has well defined points and very clear. Tom and others, what do you think? Kick butt in Vegas Rotax pilots…
Dooooooohhhhh!
Well, when you sit in the infield for 3 of the seven races and have wifi you have plenty of time to post!
Sunday MIGHT have promise and I would love to be there. I’ll keep y’all posted since I have some making up to do at IMI…
Rich, glad to hear that AJ is treating you like the red headed stepchild…
8)
Stacey,
There is no race for posts!
Although I do have to say my posts are more informative and funnier than Rich’s posts. 8)
Besides, for a tie breaker it should be who has the most hair.
And in that case I’d win hands down by a few twenty hairs or more on the top of my noggin!
:cheers:
Let’s think of it this way and I know this is a weak comparison but hang in there with me…
In boxing they’ve become an alphabet soup of classes and organizations. Isn’t that what’s become of karting in some classes (take TaG for instance)In TaG you’ve got Ital, Leopard, Rotax, Sonik, Biland, Orel(right Brad?), Comer, Sonik old, etc etc. My question is how do you tech this mess in the best possible way? You honestly don’t! Yes, I understand the kart shops want to sell motors and stuff but honestly, wouldn’t it be better if we had only a few engines to work with (talking TaG) and let the others fall to the wayside? Parts for one would be available, wouldn’t they? Reasonable competition between shops would keep prices reasonable, wouldn’t it?
If an engine that IS Successful then why not use it (honda is my example in stock class) Do you really want to start the “soup” that we have in TaG with Stock moto? Kawasaki, Yamaha etc. Hell, some guy on EBay is selling old CZ motors why not bring them in the fold. If the Honda works then why WOULDN’T you all want to use it, I am confused?! That’s what I like about the Rotax, I can truly race against others and if they beat me it’s because they set the chassis better or they spent more time testing and tuning. I don’t have to worry about “motor X” is better and more powerful than mine.
Maybe I’m just missing the point for y’all that have open checkbooks and are proud that you’ve spent “X” on a motor but wouldn’t you rather have a similar motor to your competition and have a level playing field and say, “I am the best because my pilot practiced more and has talent and ability to set up his kart versus, “my trust fund allows me to spend the most and buy a championship”
Please don’t take my above comments personally, I for one think champions here in Colorado worked thier butts off to become the winners they are. Lee Gagna for one and Roman in my class showed that you spend time testing and you’ll get the results you desire. And Roman’s chassis and engine aren’t exactly “new out of the box” either!
I for one would LIKE to run stock Honda. Equal engines. Avaiable parts. Low maintenance. Sounds like a Rotax or Leopard to me…
Gentlemen,
If you want an explanation I’ll give you one in person.
Rich, I will be there and be gentle on me! I haven’t sat in my kart since pretty much the end of July and I fell going down my stairs at home (sober…) and wrenched my back so no gym time but a handful of times.
What I’m asking for is a 5 kart lead handicap… 8)
Looking forward to seeing you all Saturday and Sunday!
Gentlemen,
Let’s cut out the “guano” throwing. If everyone threw crap around then we’d have no shops to spend our money at since I’m sure everyone feels slighted by one shop at some time of their karting career (didn’t work on my engine first, sold me a part that shouldn’t have broke but did, etc etc)
Nuff said…
:cheers:
Ian,
Was watching the golf channel last night. After the fiasco of the Red Cross and 911 here’s a foundation that you might want to support instead.
I love this quote:
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For those of you who are wanting to help, but aren?t sure what to do, let me give you an option. Any donation made to the David Toms Foundation will go directly to families who have evacuated the Gulf Coast. Our Foundation will do the work to ensure the money is being used in the best possible way for the most deserving families. Let me make this clear ? 100% of your donations will go to the relief effort, no exceptions.
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David Toms is a professional golfer and a good egg. Here’s the wesite if anyone wants to check it out. Can someone support my gas habit? 8)
No offense to Ian but I thought Preston was playing in our 4some.
As for a name…
The crackheads (sorry Jay 8) )
err the spastics???
How about ….Team Winner winner chicken dinner?
Better yet, Team Rotax…
Jay,
I lived in LA during that time and yes he was a lying crackhead. And he also lost a LOT of weight before his appearance in court. But his saying does have merit…
Gentlemen:
In the words of Rodney King: Can’t we just all get along…
I saw Zach with the wire, I asked him a question. He’s a newbie (and a fast newbie at that) and answered with the “deer in the headlights look” I was irritated and I POLITELY asked Rusty about it. I am wrong. But again, I did go up to Rusty without an attitude and asked him in a sporting manner.
Now once again let’s put a name to the user names, have a beer or two and talk about how much fun we’re having. Time to move on eh?
:hit :k :drink
I want to talk about how Rick, Preston and myself are going to wax you all on the golf course up in Steamboat for 10 holes and then DNF… :loony:
Oops….
I just found out from Zach that his engine WASN’T sealed.
Then my stance towards him changes, an unsealed engine should always be fair game. Everyone, I was wrong and I’m sorry for the confusion and problems this caused.I still however believe that we should ask Stacey or Trent to oversee post race tech so we can get the engines resealed at minimal expense. That does’t change.
:idn:
Rich,
Grand Junction was the driver error, I went around the sweeper and man handled the wheel and it resulted in bicyling, turn out of the corner, into the weeds, spin, push it on the track (after everyone passed since I was in the racing line) and then drive like I stole it.
The exhaust knuckle worked loose and was spewing exhaust on me and my seat. Now I know what a hot butt feels like! 8)
BTW… can you or should you use blue locktite in a bolt that screws into the cylinder? Anyone? Anyone?
😀 😕 😥 :bang
I have nothing to say other than i bet it’s a heck of a lot cheaper to sit in the stands and watch…
Tom,
In my opinion I don’t think SKUSA is trying to stick it to us Rotax people, they just want to level the playing field and remove the “well he/she is faster than everyone else, they must be cheating” BS. And I want to publically state: Kudos to SKUSA for removing the “they’re cheating” factor. (And all this for a plastic trophy)(personally I like the plates and crystal we’ve gotten for year end…)
I believe that SKUSA’s missing the point of the sealed motor and the fact that the Dane’s; Duff’s; Rich’s; Mike Hurley’s all like to race the RMC races too. And shouldn’t be penalized for it! And that we have not one but TWO rotax centers that, if we asked nicely and paid for the wire and seals, they would probably be happy to oversee the teardown and reseal them. (A novel idea and good publicity for both rotax centers) Now I could see a potential problem if a Welch kart were subject to teardown, they would probably want Stacey to oversee thier engine for reasons we all know and aren’t going to rehash.
Hell Tom, I think I have too much common sense as a business owner to know what’s the right thing to do. I do understand that $2 is a heck of a lot for wire and seals.
Tell you what, Turnbull Mortgage Group will pay for those wires and seals. I know the owner and he says its a done deal to promote karting and in the spirit of hard clean competition. :crazy
BTW… Where’s Jacobellis? Isn’t he the class representative?
