while I can understand the support for the new Sidewinders, let not forget about our current long running Yamato engine supplier Ric Montoya!!!! This guy has spend TONS of his own money to support a LOT of classes we currently race. If not for the Yamato engines, kneeldown boat racing would pretty much be dead!! The SORC talks about promoting their classes for newcomers, but then has chosen to eliminate a current production and AVAILABLE motor for a current class...........25SSR. Do you really think in a couple years enough Sidewinders will be produced and purchased for the class to surive without the 302?????
Ric is the only one that has more than (10) COMPLETE (not buying a Merc from APBA and the gearcase from someone else) racing engines available to be purchased and shipped in a day or so!
before you start eliminating CURRENT AVAILABLE motors, you might think about what happens if something happens with the Sidewinder Co and they can no longer provide motors for a particular class............
we are all lucky Ric is uch a nice guy, cause if I were him, I would not be one bit happy with some of the choices being made!!!!!!!!!
BTW, if the answer is................the motors can be raced in mod (mod being a dumping ground for stock motors), you might want to consider that not everyone wants to be a "tinkerer"...............
another point is that with the current economic situation.............boat racing is an expense that a lot of people can do without. Do you really think $4500 is a viable expense right now (and in the next 2yrs)????????????
PS: I am in no way disrespecting Ron Selawach and Ed Runne, as I have know Rn for close to 10yrs now and know he has a good heart and is an honest man, but as they say....**** happens sometimes beyond ones control..........
Ric is the only one that has more than (10) COMPLETE (not buying a Merc from APBA and the gearcase from someone else) racing engines available to be purchased and shipped in a day or so!
before you start eliminating CURRENT AVAILABLE motors, you might think about what happens if something happens with the Sidewinder Co and they can no longer provide motors for a particular class............
we are all lucky Ric is uch a nice guy, cause if I were him, I would not be one bit happy with some of the choices being made!!!!!!!!!
BTW, if the answer is................the motors can be raced in mod (mod being a dumping ground for stock motors), you might want to consider that not everyone wants to be a "tinkerer"...............
another point is that with the current economic situation.............boat racing is an expense that a lot of people can do without. Do you really think $4500 is a viable expense right now (and in the next 2yrs)????????????
PS: I am in no way disrespecting Ron Selawach and Ed Runne, as I have know Rn for close to 10yrs now and know he has a good heart and is an honest man, but as they say....**** happens sometimes beyond ones control..........
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