Well happy birthday then (though women don't usually enjoy birthdays do
they?).
I'm not sure Wyotech would have a clue on how to set up a kart! I can turn a
wrench skillfully, but kart tuning is a black art that can only be mastered
over time. Which, in that regard, means I'm still a novice!
Thanks for the thoughts
> From: robert_fulton@msn.com> To: mph_16@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Jake
Mottaz to go to Rotax Kart Grand Nationals > Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:27:17
-0700> > Pete,> This is my wife's birthday weekend, so my thoughts will likely
not be with> Jake full-time, but we wish him a good, fun, and successful
weekend!> (You know, Wyotech may be able to help Dad get back into the pits as
more> than a timer (grin))> > Robert> ----- Original Message ----- > From:
"Peter Mottaz" <mph_16@hotmail.com>> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>> Sent:
Wednesday, August 08, 2007 3:18 PM> Subject: Jake Mottaz to go to Rotax Kart
Grand Nationals> > > > Some of you probably don't know Jake (or me anymore
since we've not been> to> > many autocrosses in the past couple of years). He
started out at eight> years> > old autocrossing a junior kart here in the SF
region. About three years> ago he> > started sprint racing at the Sears kart
track. This year he has earned a> slot> > to go to the Champcar Rotax Kart
Challenge Grand National Championships in> > Denver, CO.
http://www.rmaxchallenge.com> >> > This year he has been running in the Rotax
Junior class (detuned 125cc> 2cycle> > centrifical clutch). We've struggled
this year running a kart chassis that> was> > just not designed for the higher
horsepower of this new engine package.> Not to> > mention his mechanic/tuner
(me) wasn't up to par either. :?> >> > A couple months ago, he was invited to
join a local kart team, The Circuit> > Group, where he began to get some
expert tuning and coaching advice from> the> > team's director Wes Phillips. I
was (thankfully) relieved of my> > tuning/coaching duties and relegated to be
the wrench! Things improved and> > most recently through the sponsorship of
The Accounting Offices of> M.Weldon> > Moreland
http://www.mweldonmorelandcpa.com, Jake now has a new (and> > competitive)
Birel R31 chassis.> >> > Testing this past weekend was encouraging and even
before we had the kart> > fully sorted, he was running times equal to two of
the kids that are the> class> > leaders.> >> > So off we go to Denver next
week. This will be a big learning experience> for> > him and while I always
have high hopes, the field is large (53 entries)> and> > there are a lot of
very experienced juniors (kids that have been racing> w2w> > since they were
5). He has his work cut out for him. We'd appreciate you> all> > keeping him
in your thoughts next week.> >> > Thanks all,> > Pete Mottaz> >> > Though it
needs updating, this is Jake's website:> http://www.jakemottaz.com> >> > Your
messages not reaching the list?> > Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html>
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