Eric's little honda

Dennis Chappell · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: Eric's little honda

Unfortunately I have to go to Newcastle with customer this weekend. I will miss Waterford, especially since we would have brought a little something for Eric's 'little' Honda.
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We run the little honda more than one lap at a time..............

Dennis

Jim McMahon · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:38 am Post subject:

Not sure what all this is about but I hope you can make it to Gingerman.
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Tom Barth · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject:

Hi Jim,

Eric and I had a little 'back and forth' on my face book a while back. I'm not sure but when I congratulated a couple of Indiana lads for out running one of the faster Honda drivers (Graham Wilcox) with a couple of KZ's, Eric retaliated that he should of had his 'little Honda' out there with them. Of course them's fightin' words for me because I am am not in any way shape or form going to give anything to a Honda.

But with that said I do believe that Max Gamble from Canada gave the 'little Honda' a run for the money Saturday at Waterford with his K9B. Max finished 2nd behind Eric but did the fastest time. At least that is the story I got Sunday at Waterford.

Just havin' fun. GO KZ. All is well in KZ land. TM won at Wackersdorf, Germany in a Energy chassis.
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Dennis Chappell · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: little honda

Tom

Do you remember who had fast time in the Nascar, Indy, NHRA, or any other race this weekend. Probably not. Just saying.This weekend was a good one for Eric next race may be a good one for some one else, thats why it is called racing.

Max, Dan Barth and Eric had a good time racing this weekend and didn't even talk about Honda or ICC just kart against kart kind of nice to see them all get along like karters should. Maybe we can learn from the kids. There all great guys to race with.

Dennis

Jim McMahon · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:04 am Post subject:

Spec, Mod or KZ/ICC bring 'em to Gingerman Smile

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, or Tom Barth seeing a Honda on a kart LOL.

Tom, this one's for you... Hope to see you at Gingerman.

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Tom Barth · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject:

Dennis,

See Jim's post with picture. Cool

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joseph hollinger · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject:

Tom Barth · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:38 pm Post subject:

Joseph,

I cannot see the harm in congratulating a couple of kids for running down a very good Honda driver with KZ's.

Joseph, you are one aggravating dude. You need to spend a couple of days at the Nats in Vegas. Might dilute some of the koolaid you've been sipping.

Do you ever go to a track and show off your driving talent? Or is your top skill posting on EKN in defense of a dirt bike engine stripped from the carcass of out of production dirt bike and mounted on a fine Italian chassis? Confused

And the beat goes on...
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joseph hollinger · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject:

I race ever chance I get Tom. How about you?
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Tom Barth · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:54 pm Post subject:

Joseph,

I can't race anymore. Too many kids, grand kids and great grand kids.

Just don't have the time!
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Kerry Matthews · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject:

I'll take a cheap to maintain, bulletproof Japanese dirt bike motor over a finicky, expensive Italian made for a kart motor strapped to my fine Italian chassis anyday!
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Noah Stark · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:01 am Post subject:

Tom:
If Im not mistaken(Which I know Im not), but hasnt a Honda won every race all year long in WKA's CIK125 class? Didnt we beat up on you bad enough at your home track in Grattan, then again at Midohio the following month?

ICC's are king of the short tracks, but they are anything but that on the long tracks anymore.

Speaking of which, how many TM's did you(and of yours) blow up combined between Grattan and Midohio?
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Dan Davis · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:42 am Post subject:

Ugh....not this again! Started as light hearted fun but........

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

Randy Pierson · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:38 am Post subject:

Noah,

Considering I have raced both the ICC and the Hondas for equal number of years, I figure I have a pretty good handle on what is what.

Also since the CES races have more than double the competitors of WKA's CIK 125 class a more accurate comparison should be obvious. This season they are pretty evenly split. Depends on the day and luck. I have 3 wins myself with an ICC, my kid has another with an ICC...so much for your theory on "only good for short tracks". They so far in the last 3 years of running them been WAY less money to maintain and operate so that false idea holds no merit.

On the flip, before you say " come out to a WKA "national" race" I'll add that I will never run another WKA anything. My past experience with them was not good and I'd go do something else before running one of their races. The people were nice enough but their program sucks.

The closest thing we would have had would be the Michgan race coming up..oh well...off to Rock Island for me...

Cheers!

Tom Barth · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject:

My last stand.... Noah, show up a Gingerman with your Honda. My money says you'll go home with you tail between your legs.
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