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Wow it doesn't take long for people to start complaining. I was there about 8-ish till they finished, and man there was quite a lot of people.
Anyway, in regards to post-dyno day concerns:
1. The no AFR situation - there was a few posts up about this prior to the dyno event, and as mentioned, AFR will only be put on upon request. Ditto complete details for each run. All you needed was to ask. Some guys wanted their names, etc on the printouts, and they gave them email addresses so they could PDF and send them later, so it wasn't that much of an issue. Some owners requested that their cars be PUSHED TO THE LIMIT, regardless of consequences, so its really up to them!
2. Pinging/lean out Silvia/Non-professionalism of the event - I saw 3 people man the dyno - 1 to run the car, 2 to strap the cars and check conditions (pinging, etc). I think they did whatever they could, considering how many people were there! One of the head mechanics were constantly running around each car to make sure everything would be OK. No car
blew up by accident. No one was hurt. Nobody complained for disturbences, and even the biggest dispute of the day (who wins, and why is a rotary 1.3L instead of the benchmark 2.6L imposed by the motorsport community) was settled on a good note. What's not professional?
Outcome of the day:
There was a rotary that pulled 313KW or something, and a bel customer's 180SX that pulled 350KW or something, all on 98ron. Since it was decided that the prize goes to highest KW/L, there were issues that arose. The rotary guy was adamant that his engine was a 1.3L! Lot's of NA boys came down for fun, and ran their cars even though they know they had no chance of winning, so what's to say about the whole "fairness" thing? If the owners of the cars are happy to give it a go, who's really complaining?
Anyway, tt the end, the two cars split the $500. One of the mechanics even put his own corolla on for fun as an attempt to destroy his motor. He managed to pull 180+KW before the motor let go, so it was a good show!
All in all, most people had fun, except some guys here that obviously had more to say about it here. Maybe they could contest for last place - which incidentally was a Mitsubishi van of some sort. He walked out with a prize too!
Note: Disclaimers were put up clearly stating that cars need to be in optimum running condition prior to running. If a car is leaning out, not running right, etc, then they go on at their own risk. Every entrant was given a disclaimer and conditions form prior, so everyone is aware of these conditions. As with all competitions, GO AT YOUR OWN RISK, because everyone else is.
In regards to this whole "I heard this and that" about BEL (and for that matter, other workshops), there can be 95 excellent satisfied customers, and 5 disgruntled ones - and all of the sudden, it's "unprofessional", "rip-off", or whatever. Happens to all workshops. In life, happens to all of us.
Workshops are businesses, and if they are really bad, it wouldn't last. Competition would put them out regardless. If any business has been established for a long time, it usually means that there are much more happy customers than disgruntled ones, so on average, work must be good!
I'd say that people should judge for themselves anyway, and your particular complaint could be something out of the ordinary. Keep that in mind when voicing complaints in future. If the complaint is genuine, why not settle it directly - people are generally able to do that with a little give and take.
Of course, there are complaints that arise out of nothing, because someone has heard something somewhere and therefore it must be true. It may be true for one incident, but that doesn't mean all other incidents are bad.
So if you guys are able to, resolve complaints directly if it concerns you directly. It is not your concern if it's not your issue - the other guy can solve it him/her self.
This is not in defense of BEL Garage. It is what's so, and the same mentality should be applied to ALL businesses. If you think you can do better than all these workshops/event holders/media/etc - you probably CAN'T. If you could, you would already have done so, and if it worked out real well with a 100% success rate, then you did well!
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