Considering all the problems in the AMW, the only thing that would have kept the AMW progressing into a viable and reliable F500 engine would have been the continued participation by Howell Jones. His untimely passing in a circle track racing incident signaled the end of AMW's interest in the class. RIP Howell.
Chuck McAbee SEDIV #16 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] AWM Primary/Rotax taper Chuck, Stu never ran a Kawi or an AMW. He had a Chaparral in an early Red Devil and was only competing in Solo. Just before the introduction of the Rotax, Q with Stu's assistance, figured out how to tune the AMW to last a race. That doesn't mean QRE liked running them, just that QRE could make them last a race. The Rotax was always a better upgrade option then the AMW. Had AMW got with the program and adhered to the SCCA notification requirements on running changes, made those changes quicker, and had better quality control for those changes, perhaps just perhaps, the AMW would still be around today.... then maybe not :-). Art -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Voboril Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] AWM Primary/Rotax taper Dave, in spite of all its faults, it still was considered the "big block" chevy replacement in its day for the small block Kaw. I heard that phrase first from Stu Kessenbaum(sp?). ,who I believe used to run out of Quadrinini's shop. So he probably had a sharp running Kaw to compare it to. Chuck ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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! ***
