To start, these are my words and not the words of the Mod Commission. I still hate posting on HR
2009 Mod Commission Meeting - Raleigh, NC
The Mod commission was asked to allow the Tohatsu engine to be run as a prototype engine in 750MH and 750MR using a four blade propeller with no engine height restrictions. After a lengthily discussion, the final vote was 10 in favor, 1 against and 1 abstention. Darren Goering and Shawn Cavanaugh stated that they would supply lap sheets (requested data) from 2009 race sites to help overcome the Mod Commissions concern that the Tohatsu could potentially hurt the second largest class that exists in Mod today – 750MH (500MH is the largest).
2010 Mod Commission Meeting – Seattle, WA
When the discussion for the Tohatsu prototype came up neither Darren nor Shawn were present as anyone else with any form of data or lap sheets. This was a total surprise to the Mod commission based on the fact that it was such a hot topic though out the year. The Tohatsu was not reconsidered a prototype engine for 2010 (1 for, 6 against and 3 abstain)
I don’t agree with Pats comment about the Tohatsu not be given a chance and I can’t believe that Darren is complaining when he had the opportunity to prove that the Tohatsu would fit correctly in the 750 class. Call us idiots or whatever – those are just words. We’re a pretty solid commission with a strong passion about Mod racing.
The persons representing Tohatsu seem to think that the Mod commission would accept words over data which is not the way we operate. The opportunity was squandered by Tohatsu, not the Mod Commission.
2009 Mod Commission Meeting - Raleigh, NC
The Mod commission was asked to allow the Tohatsu engine to be run as a prototype engine in 750MH and 750MR using a four blade propeller with no engine height restrictions. After a lengthily discussion, the final vote was 10 in favor, 1 against and 1 abstention. Darren Goering and Shawn Cavanaugh stated that they would supply lap sheets (requested data) from 2009 race sites to help overcome the Mod Commissions concern that the Tohatsu could potentially hurt the second largest class that exists in Mod today – 750MH (500MH is the largest).
2010 Mod Commission Meeting – Seattle, WA
When the discussion for the Tohatsu prototype came up neither Darren nor Shawn were present as anyone else with any form of data or lap sheets. This was a total surprise to the Mod commission based on the fact that it was such a hot topic though out the year. The Tohatsu was not reconsidered a prototype engine for 2010 (1 for, 6 against and 3 abstain)
I don’t agree with Pats comment about the Tohatsu not be given a chance and I can’t believe that Darren is complaining when he had the opportunity to prove that the Tohatsu would fit correctly in the 750 class. Call us idiots or whatever – those are just words. We’re a pretty solid commission with a strong passion about Mod racing.
The persons representing Tohatsu seem to think that the Mod commission would accept words over data which is not the way we operate. The opportunity was squandered by Tohatsu, not the Mod Commission.
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