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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: LiarBoy Alan Baker
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:36:40 -0400
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On 4/1/2025 6:33 PM, Alan wrote:
> On 2025-04-01 15:19, Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 3/26/2025 3:51 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2025-03-26 09:32, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>> Since he bought another race car in 2018 liarboy Baker has insisted 
>>>> the Honda engine that came with it was not an advantage on the 
>>>> track. Here is what he stated at the time, see the 3rd entry in the 
>>>> conversation:
>>>>
>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.mac.advocacy/c/rWCHEEjs1as/m/ 
>>>> ecytpx1dBgAJ
>>>>
>>>> "I've known I wanted a Honda-engined
>>>> Formula F since I started having to keep a Kent in tune. For a club
>>>> racer, the convenience of an engine with electronic ignition (no
>>>> ignition timing to adjust), electronic fuel injection (no carburetor
>>>> jetting to change with changing conditions) and an alternator to keep
>>>> the battery charged (no need to charge the battery like the total loss
>>>> Kent-engined cars) is worth a lot. Not to mention that an engine 
>>>> running
>>>> with a restrictor and therefore operating at less than the stresses it
>>>> was designed for."
>>>>
>>>> So he states that the Honda, with its restrictor plate and modern 
>>>> fuel injected and engine control unit that tunes the engine all by 
>>>> itself is not an advantage?
>>>>
>>>> How many drivers have the resources or skills to tune a Ford Kent 
>>>> engine's timing and carb jets for every race to bring out its full 
>>>> power potential? Also, over the long term Alan admits that the Kent 
>>>> is stressed by having to produce more power than it was designed 
>>>> for. How does that affect power over a season of racing? Can't be good.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, despite the new car with what Alan admits is a better engine 
>>>> that he says he wanted has over the last few years almost entirely 
>>>> dropped out of Formula F racing at his home track. Last year he 
>>>> showed up only for the 4th race, had a bit of an accident, and never 
>>>> returned.
>>>>
>>>> Now we come to the 2015 season that starts next month. Will liarboy 
>>>> show up or not? You too can find out at https://www.sccbc.net/ 
>>>> racers/ results/
>>>>
>>>> I'll certainly be tuning in come April 26! Join me and watch the 
>>>> mayhem.
>>>
>>> Lying ass:
>>>
>>> I never once said there weren't advantages to choosing a Honda over a 
>>> Kent. In fact, I explained all of that to you when you didn't 
>>> understand it.
>>>
>>> What YOU claimed was that the Honda was FASTER ON THE TRACK, and that 
>>> part is what is bullshit.
>>>
>>> Do you need me to go through all the quotes...
>>>
>>> ...again?
>>
>> It's faster on the track because the Kents are not always in top tune 
>> while the Honda takes almost no maintenance. That is implied by what 
>> you said. You bought it hoping to win more races. Admit that please.
> 
> Your claim was that it was faster like-for-like, Liarboy.
> 
> As I said: do you want me to show you the quotes?

No need to show the quotes. Admit it Alan, a Kent engine requires 
significant investment in time and money to compete and win races. You 
stated that Doug won so much because he had the resources to employ an 
excellent shop to tune his car. And you were very close to him in a lot 
of races without that expense, and even on marginal tires at times. But 
how many of the other SCCBC FF crowd are able to maintain their Kent 
engines at Doug's level? The Kent on-track speeds are theoretically as 
good as a Honda, but only if the Kent is in top form.

There are reasons why there are so few Kents at the Runoffs. The Kent is 
a better engine. Oh, I learned that from you!

Speaking of SCCBC, I just looked at the recent meeting minutes. 
Proposing a building new track 3 hours away? Raising entry fees 30% was 
proposed just to breakven? Driver training entries so low that you may 
want to add practice laps to the schedule? Concerns about 2024 drop in 
race entries? Hmmm. Trouble in paradise?