Why would that be weird?

I've seen quite a few people quit Mugen because they had to run Ninja engines.

We had two top drivers not attending the worlds in Cordoba, because they felt that it was a waste of time with that engine.

Swauger and Rick V.: Have they lost their driving abilities? I don't think so.

I got flamed in another thread, because I congratulated B.Baker that he would be the only Mugen team driver because he's running Max engines.....

I had, as many others, high hopes in that engine line, because it promised to be an affordable alternative to Novarossi, who, IMHO, have completely lost touch with reality in regards to engine prices, but as many others I have been very disapointed with what I saw of the Ninjas.

Huge quality problems in the beginning, down on power, and the Mario tuned versions are now even more expensive than the top of the line NR engines....

In fact, Picco, who always built fast engines that never lasted, seems to have overcome their quality issues and is selling more and more engines over here.

They have become the affordable alternative to NR now.

Btw, they will built the new Kyosho / Orion engines!