Originally Posted by
Bren Ralls
Knock off no, poor imitation copy no, Re badged latest spec oem yes it is. Many companies haved tried to copy the OS & failed so personally would rather the Japanese to work there magic & use that technology. Jon worked allot with the Recab OS many years ago which introduced the DLC coating to the cranks before OS so everyones copies another somewhere along the line & each will benifit another.
Its been a long term dream of Jons to have his own engine & he has invested a serious amount of money into this project which enables him to keep costs down. Os has only just recently started the oem route & personally see all wining. OS sells more engines, Dreams come to fruition & the racers get engines at a competitive rate rather than the over priced route they have taken over this last few years.
PS great film though
the big engine companies do make out on these deals. If they didnt brands like billut wouldnt exist.
When it comes to chassis its a different story if i believe. I am far from an expert on how the industry works but from what i have gathered many of the big name chassis brands don't manufacture their cars in house so when someone else comes out with a car inspired by one of their buggies they gain nothing. Even if the cars are original just the fact that there is so many chassis options out there could cause the big names possible loses.
I could be totally wrong though.
Plus even if i am right this flood of buggies may not be a bad thing for us as consumers. they might just throw more money into R&D as a response to the wave of new brands
Anyone out there that is well versed on the subject that could shine some light on this?