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Reasons and Rhetoric
Dave,
You, Jim Nilsen, Kyle and I sat in on the MORC discussion of the proposal to allow the Tohatsu in D Mod. As expected, the general consensus was not just No, but No with a Capital F. Some of the members on the commission also took the time to explain that their frustration was not solely because to them, the motor is A) an unknown quantity; B) doesn't have pipes on it; C) as proposed would have to run with a 3 blade prop and with a height restriction, which flies against current D Mod conventions...I get all of that.
The fourth issue that they brought up, which was important to understand, was their personal frustration from asking for specific test data, which was time and again promised, and time and again never was produced. They felt like they were being deliberately misled by the failure to produce the requested data for what they described was 8 years. Again, I get that.
It's interesting to note that when said requested data was finally presented, there was little interest shown in actually looking at it, and much more lip service paid to why they were mad because they'd been asking for it for 8 years, but again, that's the MORC's prerogative.
Regrettably, if the Tohatsu owners in D want to run D Mod at some point in the future, their best course of action will probably be to let a little water flow under the bridge and leave the MORC alone, until they see that there might be a value in letting it in. Mod says D Mod Hydro is their fastest growing class and they have no need or interest in letting another engine into it.
So, it is what it is. But let's look at one last thing: The actual membership numbers in DMH from 2007 through 2010 (source: APBA Website high point listings):
2007: 65
2008: 52 (20 percent drop)
2009: 50 (4 percent drop)
2010: 43 (14 percent drop)
Now, a cynic would look at this and might comment, "if D Mod is their fastest growing and most successful class, then I'd hate to see what their other classes are losing." I'd rather not look at that, but instead look at the opportunities these numbers present: If the numbers are dropping an average of 12.6 percent a year, then I woiuld submit that your best shot at getting the Tohatsu into D Mod will be in about 9 years when their numbers dip to under 12, and then they might decide that allowing some growth potential in the class might be a good thing. If we're all still here, anyway.
Just my two cents.
R-19
Dave,
You, Jim Nilsen, Kyle and I sat in on the MORC discussion of the proposal to allow the Tohatsu in D Mod. As expected, the general consensus was not just No, but No with a Capital F. Some of the members on the commission also took the time to explain that their frustration was not solely because to them, the motor is A) an unknown quantity; B) doesn't have pipes on it; C) as proposed would have to run with a 3 blade prop and with a height restriction, which flies against current D Mod conventions...I get all of that.
The fourth issue that they brought up, which was important to understand, was their personal frustration from asking for specific test data, which was time and again promised, and time and again never was produced. They felt like they were being deliberately misled by the failure to produce the requested data for what they described was 8 years. Again, I get that.
It's interesting to note that when said requested data was finally presented, there was little interest shown in actually looking at it, and much more lip service paid to why they were mad because they'd been asking for it for 8 years, but again, that's the MORC's prerogative.
Regrettably, if the Tohatsu owners in D want to run D Mod at some point in the future, their best course of action will probably be to let a little water flow under the bridge and leave the MORC alone, until they see that there might be a value in letting it in. Mod says D Mod Hydro is their fastest growing class and they have no need or interest in letting another engine into it.
So, it is what it is. But let's look at one last thing: The actual membership numbers in DMH from 2007 through 2010 (source: APBA Website high point listings):
2007: 65
2008: 52 (20 percent drop)
2009: 50 (4 percent drop)
2010: 43 (14 percent drop)
Now, a cynic would look at this and might comment, "if D Mod is their fastest growing and most successful class, then I'd hate to see what their other classes are losing." I'd rather not look at that, but instead look at the opportunities these numbers present: If the numbers are dropping an average of 12.6 percent a year, then I woiuld submit that your best shot at getting the Tohatsu into D Mod will be in about 9 years when their numbers dip to under 12, and then they might decide that allowing some growth potential in the class might be a good thing. If we're all still here, anyway.
Just my two cents.
R-19
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