From someone who lives in this corner of the world, I do want to know why this is happening again. Its like X125 2.0 (or 1.5?)
2500 is not a ton of money (Although compared to the KA100, it seems steep). It’s just a ton of money for an engine you have to fight tooth an nail to get in a class.
If there were 50 racers in classes all over, that were running the engine, I’d could maybe see it.
But I feel like they’ll be 5-10 at the local track, and then other series will look at the KA100, and even wonder why this is a thing.
Hell, I could be wrong, but it looks like a product that the market didn’t ask for, at a price that’s too high compared to competitors.
I could get an X30 for $500 more and race in series all over the country.
Sigh… I’ll just stick with IAME.
Edit: It all depends. If it’s a local engine, that is just running at a local track, then who cares. But, especially with new karters, I wish they had fewer options to confuse them. I had that experience when I bought an X125, and couldn’t get rid of it fast enough when I tried to race it anywhere, but Sumas. Was not a fun experience.