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Flatsixer

07/20/07 3:59 PM

#14039 RE: waverunner #14038

waverunner...I base my comments on the perception relative to the show which is all that matters to viewers.

Do my test...show anyone you care to the vehicles that RR uses on the show. Then, ask one question...

"Are those go-carts or are they cars?"

No one yet that I've asked that, no matter what their age, says anything but "go-cart" and usually smirks to boot.

The RR drivers look absolutely silly standing next to those and the sputtering engine noise as the carts bog down when given full throttle is the coup de grace.

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alcab11

07/20/07 4:00 PM

#14040 RE: waverunner #14038

Thank you waverunner for trying to put the go-cart/Mini Cup Car argument to rest, but I am sure with enought time it will raise it's ugly head again with the help of certain posters on this board.

bo-bo26

07/20/07 4:08 PM

#14047 RE: waverunner #14038

I really hate to crash your wave-runner, but your sea doo scooter is closer to a race car than these mini-cup cars. I have been to a track in North Carolina that rents the exact same mini-cup cars by the hour and by the race. I spent 30 minutes in the cart and asked for a refund.

Granted, they do have all of the suspension settings mentioned, with adjustable shocks and coilovers, etc. The engine is slower than a rotax and literally takes a full lap and a half to get up to speed.

The cars were designed PRIMARILY for CHILDREN looking to grow in the experience of driving a NASCAR-STYLE CAR. The emphasis was on safety and cost, not speed.

You of all people should know that race cars = little/no concern for cost + more concern for safetey + most concern and money for SPEED.

These Go Karts are not race cars, they are trainers for kids. A supercup car is a different animal all together and would have made a better fit for the ADULTS (not 14 year olds) on this show, but guess what, they cost more money.

They are there because the expense was too high for a fleet of real race cars, and the show just couldn't afford it, plain and simple. They promised it in the initial PR's and show description, they just couldn't deliver.

MINI-CUP CARS ARE GLORIFIED GO-KARTS

END OF DISCUSSION.

packrat1

07/20/07 6:58 PM

#14073 RE: waverunner #14038

Waverunner, your post was much appreciated. Yours was the second worthwhile post that I have read today....IMO