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Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally
Posted by 'kai' on 21 Feb 2013 @ 12:47

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Russ:
That’s not mine; it’s a friend. Don’t know about coming to Hooton, though I would love to do so again. Our schedule does include Wigan at the end of July, though.

Dave:
IKR tracks like Strubby as well as Teesside, Lydd etc. can, but clubs/tracks bearing the shackles embossed with the letters M, S and A cannot. Those shackles impose very narrow, blinkered vision.

Michael:
I think you missed my point.

DD2 is dead anyway, so let’s leave that aside. I mentioned it – and Junior Gearbox – only as a separate point about the MSA/ABkC (whoever it is) wasting time on the past, somehow living in world of pretence where the dead aren’t dead.

What do you consider the threshold for “numbers to have their own [races]” to be? Careful where you put that figure, because you may otherwise find that KZ fails to meet it a lot of the time (apart from at Strubby), while Aixro in fact often has relatively ‘better’ grids.

Indeed there’s no gearbox; so what? The video proves that it is absolutely possible to run with KZ (and 250s – see same place on YouTube).
If you mix it, everyone’s a winner.

“The problem is they like to categorize everything.” There we agree. And who (which business) is protected by having this closed shop? Ultimately no-one / none. This is no way to address a market that is - overall - falling through the floor. Just look at the dismal used kart values (and huge discounts on new)for the clearest evidence of that. And, in particular, the market values of used KZ outfits are shockingly low.

However, as per the heading, I didn’t intend this to apply just to KZ & Aixro. That’s just one example. I suggest a more flexible approach with open ‘classes’ across the board will be needed before long. Highly detailed specification and tight control is appropriate for national and international racing where it all gets very serious, but for club-level racing as a leisure activity? Who benefits from that?

Message Thread:

KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'kai' (20 Feb 2013 @ 16:27)

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'buzzinrussell' (20 Feb 2013 @ 16:54)

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'DBaldwin' (20 Feb 2013 @ 19:51)

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'michaelg36' (20 Feb 2013 @ 23:01)

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'kai' << You are here!

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'michaelg36' (21 Feb 2013 @ 16:26)

Re: KZ & Aixro / mixed ‘classes’ generally by 'karter212000' (21 Feb 2013 @ 19:33)

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