waco 1,026 Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) One wonders were engine development would be today had the powers that be, had gone down the Honda engine possibility of some years ago...By now i think we would have a much cheaper more reliable engine that would do an equivalent job,, and opened up possibilities of major companies being involved in the sport ..Costs must come down if Speedway is to survive.in the long term.... ... Edited November 10, 2012 by waco 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted November 10, 2012 One wonders were engine development would be today had the powers that be, had gone down the Honda engine possibility of some years ago...By now i think we would have a much cheaper more reliable engine that would do an equivalent job,, and opened up possibilities of major companies being involved in the sport ..Costs must come down if Speedway is to survive.in the long term.... ... they will, if,,, there's no one out there buying the gear,,,good post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddyfivetoes 157 Posted November 10, 2012 they will, if,,, there's no one out there buying the gear,,, good post Honda wasn;t the answer. Power-to-weight ration was hopeless. has to be looked at. But the idea of some type of standardisation is a way forward 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 340 Posted November 11, 2012 Tyre costs would come down if there were a few manufacturers to choose from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddyfivetoes 157 Posted November 11, 2012 Tyre costs would come down if there were a few manufacturers to choose from. Triffic. Can you suggest which multi-national tyre company would be prepared to come onto the speedway market AND undercut Mitas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,396 Posted November 11, 2012 Triffic. Can you suggest which multi-national tyre company would be prepared to come onto the speedway market AND undercut Mitas? You are very condesending when replying to other peoples Posts some of which are very valid .IMO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites