Gates' 4b11t w/ 11k race miles @ 566whp, finally lets go :(

[turbotalon1g]

Sucks, but at least he got the $$$ to replace it. I got the modified mag at work with his car on it, pretty cool deal.
If he is on here good luck.

Scheides isn't this the guy you were leg humping that one night at OC and you guys told me it was stock and I should run it?

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

If he is on here good luck.

He's on EvoMN. He also came to the first go-karting event this year. Interestingly, he came in second but was bragging on a national forum about winning it. :\

Ryan is a nice/friendly guy and I did talk to him very briefly while he installed his headlights at ProKart.

Originally Posted by ecoli

Or it might blow up faster with the kind of maintenance and attention a normal person without AMS behind them might give the car.

I've never bought the argument that race cars see more abuse than daily drivers. I've been heckled on forums for that view. Do drivers like Ryan flub shifts? Do they hit the gas hard in 5th gear from low rpms without downshifting? People that drive on the street stress their motors in ways that race car drivers don't. On the track you run in a very narrow rpm range and it certainly 'feels' less stressful on the car to me.