Re: GEN3 Special Bid and Regular Reservation Information
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:25 pm
Some amazing stuff here.
There are marketing people out there who dream of the day when the product they are representing is so highly sought after that initial demand is higher than production capability, and that a premium can be asked, and paid, for the first run. Meanwhile, there are a number of people who are incensed that they aren't able to get in on that first run, or that it isn't offered at a strictly first come, first served basis.
All this for an engine package that won't even be legal to race until 2015.
Does anyone really believe that a few months head start with the new engine will put everybody else so far behind that they won't even be able to keep up with the few who paid extra? Not likely...
This isn't F1 with constant updates from one week to the next. Those who run up front now will most likely run up front with the new package. We have a small enough, and honest enough community that any new information learned about the engine, or set up tweaks, will quickly make its way into the population. I doubt anyone is doing any extensive testing anyway. By the time the car is National Points legal, we will all have a pretty good idea as to what works. Getting the engine installed now, or in March, or in July, isn't going to make much difference come 2015. It might even prove to be better to have waited since it's possible that a few glitches may be discovered, and possible updates to fix those glitches may be included in later kits.
Kudos to Erik, and especially Mike Davies, for putting together such a great new package that such drama can be created. It's pretty cool that so many are so anxious to get on board that some of them are willing to pay extra for the honor.
Just wait until our very deep field of driving talent gets to showcase a car that actually sounds like a real race car! Should be a great show!
Nice job!
Jeff
There are marketing people out there who dream of the day when the product they are representing is so highly sought after that initial demand is higher than production capability, and that a premium can be asked, and paid, for the first run. Meanwhile, there are a number of people who are incensed that they aren't able to get in on that first run, or that it isn't offered at a strictly first come, first served basis.
All this for an engine package that won't even be legal to race until 2015.
Does anyone really believe that a few months head start with the new engine will put everybody else so far behind that they won't even be able to keep up with the few who paid extra? Not likely...
This isn't F1 with constant updates from one week to the next. Those who run up front now will most likely run up front with the new package. We have a small enough, and honest enough community that any new information learned about the engine, or set up tweaks, will quickly make its way into the population. I doubt anyone is doing any extensive testing anyway. By the time the car is National Points legal, we will all have a pretty good idea as to what works. Getting the engine installed now, or in March, or in July, isn't going to make much difference come 2015. It might even prove to be better to have waited since it's possible that a few glitches may be discovered, and possible updates to fix those glitches may be included in later kits.
Kudos to Erik, and especially Mike Davies, for putting together such a great new package that such drama can be created. It's pretty cool that so many are so anxious to get on board that some of them are willing to pay extra for the honor.
Just wait until our very deep field of driving talent gets to showcase a car that actually sounds like a real race car! Should be a great show!
Nice job!
Jeff