I feel for ya, but for a "warm" state it was pretty darn cold on raceday morning...about 32 deg. and in an open-sided horse arena which keeps NONE of the heat in! Still, we are blessed to be able to run almost year-round here in NorCal. Now for my report as promised...

The A5 screams on dirt just as it did during break-in on asphalt! It's still not completely race-tuned, as I admit I'm babying it a bit AND it keeps getting richer as it continues to break in, but for the first time out it was wicked fast...easily as fast as my modded A52 for sure. It seems much smoother, and coupled with the WERKS Pro clutch it cranked my truggy right along in fine fashion. The main difference I've noticed is the idling...the A52 is a cold blooded beast, and at the best of time never wants to idle real consistantly...whereas this A5 has a nice smooth idle that seem like it could go on for ever...no kidding...I'm super impressed! I went 9 minutes conservatively on pit times in my A main, and had no problems. I expect to get 10 easy once she's fully tuned for racing. Bottom line guys...give these new Argus engines a serious look...I absolutely love mine and on a tight technical track there is no equal. Also if you haven't done so give Lance's mod job a shot...you'll be as impressed as I am...and if you aren't...I'll buy the engine off you!!