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Re: Just what we have been waiting for......
Posted by 'DavyBoy' on 30 Oct 2010 @ 17:37

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KGP fulfills a brief for Birel and, exactly as John says, is a commercial venture undertaken by them to make money. Because of what it is, I can not see how its introduction as a racing class in the UK will be of any benefit to kart racers. In fact, it could be quite the opposite. Why ? Well consider the following :

If its not successful as a class, then those who've invested in the kit will not only have no place to race it, they will also crystallize a massive loss.

If its moderately successful it will sap numbers from the existing classes Max/TKM leading to a loose-loose situation for everyone.

So, what if it was massively succesful. So much so that it displaces the Max classes, the TKM classes or both. Well then all of us would need to replace our kit as would be no longer able to race it... and it would be as worthless as a 100cc motor. Now, most kart racers appreciate that one day something like this will happen, but is anyone here brave enough to sage that KGP is what will do it ? I didn't think so.

I commend Andy for coming on here and engaging in the debate. I'm pretty sure he's invested heavily in KGP both from a time and money perspective and I don't doubt for a moment that he's a karting nut. However, he is commercially incentivized to grow the Birel business in Britain and this is his primary remit. That's completely understandable.

If KGP was something so innovative that it could genuinely displace one of the two major classes in the UK, then Andy's commercial interests would chime with the best interests of kart racers. Unfortunately most believe that KGP is not such a beast.

Maybe the best place to have test-launched KGP is within the confines of the Easykart environment or indeed the arrive n drive scene [e.g. Daytona/Club 100]. If its of benefit to anyone, then its likely to be them.

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Come on guys.. by 'Attack2001' (27 Oct 2010 @ 0:31)

Re: Come on guys.. by 'kai' (27 Oct 2010 @ 11:13)

So Rotax will now have to remove the seal :) by 'alanrr' (27 Oct 2010 @ 20:27)

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You are all acting as if this... by 'RotaxTim' (27 Oct 2010 @ 20:01)

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Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'alanrr' (30 Oct 2010 @ 11:07)

Re: Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'BD' (31 Oct 2010 @ 16:16)

Re: Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'kai' (31 Oct 2010 @ 16:42)

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Re: Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'RotaxTim' (31 Oct 2010 @ 18:08)

Re: Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'Inter61' (31 Oct 2010 @ 18:18)

Re: Hmm.Looks like the only people really.... by 'DavyBoy' (31 Oct 2010 @ 18:52)

Mike it will come by 'LiamMurray' (29 Oct 2010 @ 19:16)

Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2010 @ 20:06)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'peteinspain' (29 Oct 2010 @ 20:58)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'John' (29 Oct 2010 @ 22:57)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'dynamax' (30 Oct 2010 @ 0:24)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'DavyBoy' << You are here!

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'Inter61' (30 Oct 2010 @ 22:37)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'DavyBoy' (31 Oct 2010 @ 9:03)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'Inter61' (31 Oct 2010 @ 17:47)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'Inter61' (31 Oct 2010 @ 17:51)

Re: Just what we have been waiting for...... by 'cobb22' (31 Oct 2010 @ 21:56)

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