[F500] All this engine stuff

[Owen&Lorna]

jnovak6 at wideopenwest.com wrote:

>In my opinion all this engine discussion is going ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE.
>We are NEVER going to make everyone happy.  
>
>You guys need to look at the big picture. We MUST HAVE a new engine
>let's get the 493 approved.  Add 0 lbs or 25 lbs or whatever, I do not
>care it will not make ANY DIFFERENCE in the long haul. What will make a
>difference is NOT having a new production engine.
>
>Believe me, we run up front at EVERY race we run & I guarantee you that
>I will not be buying a 493 for a couple of years because we can't afford
>it until our stuff is totally worn out.  I will run against the 493 with
>our 494.  PLEASE bring it on.  This class will be DEAD in less than 5
>years if we do not quit this petty BS.
>
>Sorry to go on a rant, but I have been in this great class since 1985 &
>it has only been getting better & faster.  The only thing that has
>slowed us down was the lack of a reliable engine for 2 or 3 years.  The
>moaning & complaining was huge when the 494 was proposed because it was
>a rotary valve instead of a reed motor.  Now we are complaining about a
>reed motor.  This class would be DEAD except for ROTAX & the 494, let's
>get the 493 approved & we can continue to grow.  
>
>No more comments from me on this subject, nuff said.
>
>Thanks ... Jay Novak
>  
>
I agree.
We need a new "in production" motor!
If the 493 is faster, SO BE IT. If you want to be at the front, you will 
buy the FAST motor.
That is the way racing works.
Now, lets get back to racing and HAVE FUN.

Owen