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Re: Could work
Posted by 'RoadRat' on 01 Dec 2008 @ 12:35

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Just to say I don't nessasary advocate the idea.
But here's how it could work IF administered correctly.

If somebody wants to buy an engine then they must stake a claim on it within a certain time frame and pay upfront. If more than one person stakes a claim then the potential buyer is decided by ballot. The difference between the cost of the nominated engine and a new but race ready engine is the fee for an engineer to check that the engine complies. If the engine is found to be illegal the original owner must pay the engineers fee, the engine is seized and the buyer gets his money back. If the engine is correct then the transaction can go ahead. Instead of cash the person losing the engine can nominate to be provided immediately with a pool/stock engine provided by the nominated engineer from a nominated group of engine builders.

In my opinion the beauty of this system is two fold.
Foremost, it will stop any cheating dead, anyone suspected of cheating by any other competitor can be checked without enormous protest fees and 'bad loser' tags. If the're right the cheater is DQ'd and loses the engine, but if the're wrong they get a good engine for not much more than normal price.

Secondly is that the 'cheque book' racers will initially help fund the equalisation of the class, because of course some of those will still be prepared to spend big bucks on engines even though they will find they lose them potentially after each meeting.

After a while though things will equal out as more and more of the field get to buy good engines for reasonable money.

Message Thread:

Engine Buy Back Idea for honda cadets by 'invisibleracing' (29 Nov 2008 @ 18:24)

Re: Engine Buy Back Idea for honda cadets by 'lard ass bob' (29 Nov 2008 @ 18:49)

Re: Engine Buy Back Idea for honda cadets by 'DavidGrice' (29 Nov 2008 @ 19:12)

The most stupid suggestion Ever >!!! by 'Trev' (29 Nov 2008 @ 19:19)

Re: The most stupid suggestion Ever >!!! by 'RoadRat' (30 Nov 2008 @ 16:49)

Re: The most stupid suggestion Ever >!!! by 'Zoesdad' (30 Nov 2008 @ 18:16)

Re: The most stupid suggestion Ever >!!! by 'lard ass bob' (30 Nov 2008 @ 18:22)

Re: The most stupid suggestion Ever >!!! by 'monkey2' (30 Nov 2008 @ 18:25)

Monkey 2 by 'lard ass bob' (30 Nov 2008 @ 20:03)

Re: Engine Buy Back Idea for honda cadets by 'CompetitiveDad' (30 Nov 2008 @ 19:48)

Re: Engine Buy Back Idea for honda cadets by 'wildcard' (05 Dec 2008 @ 20:25)

Could work by 'njr' (01 Dec 2008 @ 10:56)

Re: Could work by 'RoadRat' << You are here!

...but the potential problems are........ by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 13:01)

and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 13:28)

Re: and some other points. by 'lard ass bob' (01 Dec 2008 @ 16:59)

Re: and some other points. by 'invisibleracing' (01 Dec 2008 @ 20:55)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 21:13)

Re: and some other points. by 'Minisueg' (01 Dec 2008 @ 21:28)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 22:08)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 21:08)

Re: and some other points. by 'Minisueg' (01 Dec 2008 @ 21:38)

Re: and some other points. by 'invisibleracing' (01 Dec 2008 @ 21:40)

been thinking by 'invisibleracing' (01 Dec 2008 @ 22:10)

Re: been thinking by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 22:23)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (01 Dec 2008 @ 22:18)

Re: and some other points. by 'invisibleracing' (01 Dec 2008 @ 22:36)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (02 Dec 2008 @ 2:47)

Re: and some other points. by 'invisibleracing' (04 Dec 2008 @ 8:22)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (04 Dec 2008 @ 8:54)

Re: and some other points. by 'Smileyman' (04 Dec 2008 @ 10:57)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (04 Dec 2008 @ 12:31)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (04 Dec 2008 @ 12:40)

Re: and some other points. by 'invisibleracing' (05 Dec 2008 @ 8:41)

Re: and some other points. by 'RoadRat' (05 Dec 2008 @ 18:50)

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