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"May 2012 chart attached"

"Hi Aarron,   Valid point - and my mistake for not being accurate as I could have.   However, the Rotax Junior Max  engine has been run in this country for how many years? Yet it is still not a Nationally recognised standalone…"

"Niki,   Youre 100% right - I had a really interesting conversation with a guy a couple of weeks ago who races at the Te Aroha dirt kart track. Their numbers are swelling at the moment - usually 60 at a club day. I asked him why he thought so,…"

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"There is a lot of detail here. But that is also the general problem of this sport. It is all about to much detail. I think the question that needs to be answered is what sports are we losing these people to? What sports are we competing against?…"

"Hi Allan. yep it's me yet again chiming in. I agree with your comments regarding those being at the front still being at the front no matter what the current setup is. A good driver is a good driver. I have seen this many times. I too have had…"

"Hi Guys,   Ive been reading and watching this debate for a long long time now. I dont think Ive commented here before... The biggest single contributing factor to the current sale price of JR engines is "the preception of…"

"Hi Darryn. From your quote below.  Thanks for the clarifications.Thankfully I am aware of the engine cost versus the initial purchase of exhausts and clutches although some entering the class directly without doing cadet may not be so good…"

"Hi All there is some very interesting comments in this forum, the biggest issue appears to be the cost of purchasing these engines.    My personal thought is, people will pay stupid money for an engine they believe will put hem at the…"

"Glenn Being a father that has come from Cadet, through JR and now Junior, I agree with Maurice, if you feel inclined to spend $5K on an engine then go for it, but as Maurice as pointed out you will get a good fast motor for $3K and I think you will…"

"Totally agree with Maurice. To be far on Cadet engine Maurice, some of the variations are more to do with the fact some of these engines have been around for a long time, lets face it the nikaseal doesnt last forever.   Cheers D "

"Hi Maurice. Why do the JR engines command such rediculous prices? I can come to you and you can bluprint and build a JR engine for me that will compete with any 5K super motor for 2.7 to 2.8k then I am in. (thats assuming my driver is any good…"

"Hi Guys   Just to clear up a couple of points. There is bigger variations in the cadet power than JR. We have run plenty of these on the dyno and have the facts to back this up. You can buy a brand new blueprinted Yamaha, junior or senior…"

"I dont know about KT100's but there is bugger all you can do to a raket 85 unless you are cheating. I have read the rules to the enth degree. You can fit any type of bearing as long as it's the correct size. you cannot machine the crank,…"

"I have to agree with Tony when we ran in Cadet, JR and for that matter Junior Yamaha we would not go to any major meeting with out at least 2 engines.  We also found you either needed to buy a known quick engine or have one developed at great…"

"I cannot knock Rotax as I have never had one but people with them speak highly of them. I can speak KF3 and you don’t need to have 3 KF3 or the latest homologation to win  big meetings"