The problem that I see Don is that you continually state a premise that everyone agrees with... "Costs are excessive"
But when it comes time to crack the nut, you say:
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How that happens, I don't know.
So, what I've been trying to get you to do is get past the fluff of stuff we all can agree on..
1. Are engines too expensive given the return? YES
2. Would it be great to have a $10,000 engine that lasts 100 nights and be competitive? YES
3. Are more cars and larger car counts important for the sports future? YES
You are arguing with yourself when you raise these points because the rest of us totally agree. But when it comes time to solve the problem of how do you get from point A to point B we find we are all in agreement there as well with the answer being, "I don't know."
I'm the first to admit that I don't have all of the answers. Heck, I don't have ANY answer. But at times on here Don, you throw around an obvious premise as if it is the answer or some great revelation without offering a real, hard core, workable solution.
I'm serious when I say... Don, show us the way. Give me a road map and time frame on how this sport is going to get from $30,000 10 night engines to $10,000 100 night ones. Enough pointing out the problems. We all get them. Let's hear the solution... A concrete workable solution that gets us from A to B.
I think the first step in that plan would be for you to go out and buy an Ecotech and start running it. In fact, in all honesty I'm looking for another little Chevy. Sell me your best horse and use that money to buy an Ecotech and then it will cost you nothing.
I would honestly like to see what it does in a great car like the Don Moore 10. If you did well, you might actually be taking a first step in convincing the rest of us to come along for the ride - and thereby be the one who saved the sport from ourselves. But I don't personally think you will bring a knife to a gun fight... until the rest of us are just carrying knives as well. The path to disarmament, Don?
On my way to Granite now... without a midget. Ran out of time. I need a more reliable engine... lol.