George, seeing how you are pretty well informed about company history, do you remember what the deal was with that fourth motor? IE, why it was a stock motor and not a race motor?
I heard a story a few years ago from a reliable source and alzheimer's has set in and I don't remember the details. I had the e-mails saved on a laptop computer that was stolen...
It had something to do with the fact that Claude's team wasn't necessarily in favor with Alejandro and wasn't supporting them. He didn't think they would be resourceful enough to be able to mount an effort without his help but they were.
I didn't think they ran a stock motor because the BM engine croaked, I thought it was because Alejandro wouldn't give them one. Or something along those lines.
Does that even strike a bell?
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