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Re:Engine builders race teams??
Posted by 'Doink' on 22 May 2009 @ 12:57

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Going back to my only post on this,here's OUR experience,i say OUR because i was just the mechanic/pusher

Way back in the late 90's coming to the end of a very unsucessfull 2nd season in super4,finishing 25th out of 28 in nearly every race,BUT in only our 3rd season in karting,having jumped straight into gearbox.We went to one of the tuners/race teams and asked the cost of an engine for next season,to our suprise we were offered the chance to buy the very same engine that his driver and the champ leader was using,not his 3rd or 4th spare but 'THE ONE' ,we ordered a new chassis from him too.Now we didn't get the engine after the final of the last round but a few weeks later after a full rebuild along with a new chassis.The following season we did S4 again and we could not finish out of the top 6 in the heats and finals all season if we tried,the engine WAS a 'MONSTER' the driver said,loved it,best motor ever.Yes we got a number,a low one too,very low!

When drivers pay teams Ł1500 per weekend,per season to be run they EXPECT to be quicker than the next guy EVEN if that guy is a customer of said team,I WOULD,otherwise its a waste of money.

BUT...after sending the same engine back for rebuilds and for the latest tweeks to be done it never got any quicker,if anything it went backwards,even with that better barrel,never got our original 'MONSTER' barrel back,wonder why!

SO,we had a quick motor.....but it didn't stay quick,work the rest out yourselves!

Message Thread:

Engine builders race teams?? by 'KJM' (21 May 2009 @ 9:08)

Re: Engine builders race teams?? by 'RWR' (21 May 2009 @ 9:34)

Re: Engine builders race teams?? by 'JPG' (21 May 2009 @ 9:57)

Re: Engine builders race teams?? by 'Bob' (21 May 2009 @ 10:07)

Rubbish! by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 11:09)

Re: Rubbish! by 'DavyBoy' (21 May 2009 @ 11:22)

Re: Rubbish! by 'QuickOldTimer' (21 May 2009 @ 11:37)

Re: Rubbish! by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 12:10)

ITPRO by 'chriskasch' (21 May 2009 @ 12:29)

Re: Should "works" teams pay entry fees aswell... by 'SteveG98' (21 May 2009 @ 12:45)

Re: Rubbish! by 'BigJohn' (21 May 2009 @ 13:32)

Re: Engine builders race teams?? by 'Doink' (21 May 2009 @ 13:56)

Re: Rubbish! by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 14:07)

Re: Rubbish! short memories ! by 'MarkW' (21 May 2009 @ 14:19)

Engine Builders by 'pushydad' (21 May 2009 @ 15:04)

Re: Engine Builders by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 15:37)

Re: Engine Builders by 'stemorton46' (21 May 2009 @ 20:17)

Re: Engine Builders by 'SteveG98' (21 May 2009 @ 15:43)

Re: Engine Builders by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 15:49)

Re: Engine Builders by 'pushydad' (21 May 2009 @ 15:54)

Re: Head in the sand or ignorance by 'MarkW' (21 May 2009 @ 16:58)

Re: Head in the sand or ignorance by 'KJM' (21 May 2009 @ 17:34)

How to deal with it! by 'itpro' (21 May 2009 @ 19:50)

Why is it? by 'pushydad' (22 May 2009 @ 8:14)

Hold on ,Pushy! by 'itpro' (22 May 2009 @ 10:34)

Wake up and smell the coffee by 'David1974' (22 May 2009 @ 8:22)

With Itpro on this by 'MattScott' (22 May 2009 @ 8:48)

David by 'itpro' (22 May 2009 @ 10:40)

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'Doink' << You are here!

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'BanzaiBoy' (22 May 2009 @ 14:37)

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'itpro' (22 May 2009 @ 14:59)

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'broke' (22 May 2009 @ 15:03)

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'BanzaiBoy' (22 May 2009 @ 17:27)

Re:Engine builders race teams?? by 'broke' (22 May 2009 @ 17:55)

Re: David by 'twiglet' (22 May 2009 @ 19:31)

Re: David by 'twiglet' (23 May 2009 @ 0:48)

Twiglet by 'itpro' (24 May 2009 @ 0:58)

Re: Twiglet by 'twiglet' (25 May 2009 @ 9:40)

Re: Rubbish! by 'Mailer' (29 Aug 2016 @ 10:41)

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