Dogger, it sounds like you are then implying that it simply cannot be done.
I don't mean to imply that. I guess I'm not convinced that a fight against unfair rules
and a stacked deck (manufacturers) is a good idea. I also don't think more power will
cure what ale's you. I could probably write several boring pages on the pros and cons
concerning the horsepower debate but there is so much more to going fast. That's
why the O' Show was able to beat all those works 250s and 500s heads up on a 125
at the des Nations years ago
I have raced all of the bikes we have discussed. I switched to four strokes because it
was costing me a fortune to modify my 250 two strokes enough just to stay with a fast
guy on a STOCK 450F. The four years I competed on the four strokes saw my race budget
double, my injury rate go up and my fun factor go down. I wised up and switched back
to two strokes for good.
The purpose of the last paragraph is to show you and others, there are hundreds if not
thousands of people like me that have done the same and I believe it is a growing trend.
Regardless of the spooge you read in the "message controlled" media, two strokes are
alive and well. One of the very popular series in SoCal right now is Marty Tripes 100cc
racing (all two strokes).
Instead of banging our heads against the wall trying to overcome arbitrary BS displacement
rules, I think we should consider the establishment of another sanctioning body that would
allows heads up racing. That would put the fun back in racing by allowing all bikes to
compete in a 125, 250 and open class regardless of their exhaust note. MX is a grass
roots kind of sport to begin with, we should go back to those "roots". Since when should
the AMA and a collection of Japanese manufacturers dictate what kind of bikes we
ride/race?
Let the big four rake in the profits from the ever escalating cost of the four strokes. We
don't have to participate. Eventually, they will price themselves out of reach for most
people. This is a recurring theme in all forms of racing, one that is usually met with rule
changes to get cost under control: F1, CART, even the AMA (remember works bikes?).
Sometimes the changes work, F1 is as popular as ever. Sometimes the changes are a
disaster, does anybody care about the Indy 500 anymore?
This is just my two cents, another point of view and the way I would like to see this mess
play out.
dogger