Replies to post #20800 on CurAegis Technologies Inc (fka CRGS)

[allnumbers]

It must have been an IVT, not CVT...

that Mark spoke to you about as being a Torvec technology.
Right, Torvec's Infinitely Variable Transmission is reportedly "not engine torque limited".
The IVT is one of the "official eight Torvec technologies".
Here is the link to the IVT page:

http://www.torvec.com/ivt.html

[Artguy]

Small world. On the Suby front, sort of went through the same thing with a 02 Outback. After my engine fragged itself, I see that the 02 consumer report for Subaru engines that year is a solid, black dot. Everything improved in the following years, but it would have been nice to know that. No excuse for your tech's lack of basic wrenching skills. You wonder how and why someone like that would decide to become a mechanic. Of course it is the money, but you would think they would have some touch of hot rodder in them.

I wonder what is being done to promote the Torvec CVT for real off road work. Something like the Baja race or that hill climb they do in Tenn, would be perfect for it. Not only does the Torvec CVT give trucks and regular cars better durability, but it really has advantages for the high horsepower and extreme angles that are part of racing. I really hope the new personnel have plans for moving Torvec tech into manufacturing lines or specialty racing parts ASAP. eom

[murnahan]

Hey Dob!

Yes, this typographical error (Dob) is intentional, but steeped in car club history. I miss having your "Isuzaroos" chasing my Corvettes around Heartland Park and Mid-America Motorplex. We should catch up on racing stories one of these days.

I have always been quite interested in these sort of technologies. I think you may know my pal, Will Rogers, who worked on something along these lines. He was a regular at many of the BMW and PCA HPDE events, and engineered several solutions for German cars.

I learn a lot from engineers like Will. They come up with all kinds of amazing technologies to make things better, faster, stronger, and etcetera. A common tragedy is when the products are so amazing that people don't understand the value of their application. This is the same thing I see with Torvec. They have engineered some very impressive items with great potential, but need a better strategic approach to gaining product adoption. If they will do that, I believe they can win a good share of a multi-billion dollar market.

I do understand, and I can relate to their dilemma. When you have something which has sound logic behind it, there is a tendency to hope the logic will speak for itself.

You are kind to call me a "natural". I suspect that three to four days per week at race tracks and a lot of great instruction helped considerably. Learning to drive was the one instance of tutelage that I accepted very passionately. You gave me some great tips, yourself, Dob.

Now about that line at MAM, I am all ears. I will say, however, that I have made some improvement. I came away with 4th and 6th place out of 77 competitors in my last two events there. I exited the track and was really disappointed by how conservatively I had driven. Next time I will go for the gusto!

If I just had a shot of courage before the race and Torvec products on board, that 4th and 6th may have been 1st and 1st.