Anyone that knows me will be aware that I didn't get taken in by the 'Extreme' hype when they were rolled out at the end of last year; I�m a self proclaimed 'GX160 Believer' who wants to use self prepared engines and has little interest in paying for someone else to do this.
I�ve been speaking to lots of people, getting views and watching what has been happening on the grids. People that I have a huge amount of respect for such as Bob Pope, creator of the Prokart, have embraced this engine class. Drivers that had invested a lot of money on strong 160s have ditched them in favour of the �Extreme�, even if they weren�t customers of RPM previously.
I haven't seen a single negative comment regarding the racing experience with these engines. This looks to be a very popular choice of engine at PFI, Warden Law and possibly Teesside for sprint races, and has certainly made its mark in EPEC.
You need to make a personal choice � race 160s and never actually know if you�re being beaten because your competitors have stronger engines (but still have great fun racing), or consider using �Extremes� so you at least know that part of the equation is as level as it gets in motorsport�..but you�ll need to think up some new excuses just in case you don�t end up where you want to be!
Mark
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