Jay, Ditto !
Thanks for saying what I was about to. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: RE: [F500] rotax engine > I hate to argue this point about the 494 vs the 493 engines. I particularly > respect all that Tony has done for F500. I also know that F500 is not a > huge part of his business as he sells a lot of kart engines which has been > his major business for many years. > > I think it is important to look at the qualifying times from the Runoffs > last year & you will see that the 493 with the added 50 lbs is absolutely > equal to the 494. Admittedly Brian Novak turned the fastest race lap by > less than .1 seconds with a 494, but that "super trick" car is now illegal. > There were several 493s within .1 or .2 seconds in both qualifying & the > race. This indicates to me that the 493 with 50 lbs & the 494 are extremely > close from a competitive perspective. > > I agree that we need the availability of new engines & we do have this > availability right now. Nothing is stopping anyone from purchasing a new > 493. The only problem is that when you spend over $3000 you want to get > something extra for it not just the same lap times. When we NEED a new > engine we will buy a new 493. However why should we have to spend over > $3000 dollars to upgrade to a 493 when we are currently competitive with our > 4 year old 494. > > Think of it this way: If they remove the 50 lbs from the 493 EVERY front > runner with a 494 will have to buy a 493 to keep up. I can't afford it. > Can you? > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
