Last year I asked Ryan Andrews to come up with a bike that would be fun to build, be competitive, and 100% legal within the rules. He came up with a good idea that would achieve all of these goals. However, the build was turned down because it wasn't within the perceived "spirit of the rules" even in the face of it being legal to the letter. At the time there was a bike that was technically not legal but let in to race for lauded reasons.
I have experience with bad feelings towards people who win. Look at the recent thread regarding the bike that Pretty Hate Machine is using. Just because they routinely win, people get all bent out of shape and think it's all 100% the machine. That's BS. The riders they have are fast too! When I brought out the F042 and Ryan Andrews won C Superbike from the back of the grid, people got really mad! It must be the bike as it's very exotic. No, Ryan went even faster on a stock R6. So what now, protest fast riders?
So, why even have a rulebook when proactive people who want to build cool stuff within the rules aren't allowed to? How do I navigate this mess?
Sincerely,
David Sprague
