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  #162 9/14/11 10:36 AM
BTW, for what it's worth I do happen to agree with your opinion on cost of purchase. $10 to $12 grand for the whole engine package, Three years of racing with no internal maintenance, change the plugs once per year just for the heck of it and maybe the oil every 8 races or so just so you look like you are doing something. That is what I tell my guys who are running the standard RRE ECOtec, and aside from the time it saves them, here is what it means:

It means that you can run 6th at a $1,000 to win race, and make expeses for the night.

It means that if you are taking good care of your car, using your head on the track, and running halfway decent, you can make enough money in winnings to just about cover your operating expenses (on dirt). When was the last time you ever heard somebody say THAT? Ask Rick Young in California, or Tim Fenton in Oklahoma, or Richard Kriesel in Missouri if you would like to verify this.

At the end of all of this discussion, isn't this what we are all really talking about? The ability to own and operate a Midget, without help from a big sponsor (because they are all gone), and without spending a great deal of your own money (because you no longer have a great deal of your own money)? Again, I know there are guys out there who are doing this with a Gearte or a Fontana and to those guys I say 'God Bless You', but we all can see that there just are not enough of "those guys" - individuals with the know-how and the time - to make a good field of cars. What I have designed and produced is nothing more that another way to put competitors on the track without costing them too much in time or money. Thanks again for the opportunity to speak on this.

Keith Iaia
Revolution Racing Engines
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