Sorry you had to go through that, with all the bad luck. That must have been a rotten feeling blowing up, when you had a great race going. I know a 16th at a national is a great finish. I don,t see how privateers make it now, fuel,oil,tires,etc everything is expensive. I had friends that raced nationals in the mid to late 90,s. It didn,t cost hardly anything,one pal raced a 98 RM 125 totally stock engine, I think he went 23-26, 2nd moto he had a stuck ring. He made a living racing fri. night Lake Geneva,then Byron IL. sunday, 2,800 or more a week. Racing at the highest level is like running a buisness, if your 4-st won,t let you finish the job, get a bike that will finish. It,s a big gamble running a buisness, take a trucker his engine roaches that,s 28k plus,most are done right there. And a true indendent o/o can gross over 225 k in a year, with a net of 60k. That,s how expensive everything is. I wish you the best Luck Joey, I have a pal that worked for the KTM race team,next time I see him I,ll see if some factory parts are available for ya.