Here we go again!
The first round of attacks on me personally as well as the K20A Elise conversion that I invented came from a moron who has unquestionably the most ghetto K20A conversion on the planet. Ragging on me like he's on PMS from massive estrogen injections, simply because cars tested in England on different dyno's made HP lower than what we saw from my engine on the dyno Hondata uses for all our testing. Pretty much meaningless when you consider that I've NEVER made ANY claim other than that MY engine in MY Exige came up with those numbers on the Dynapack Shawn Church owns and Hondata uses for ECU tuning and development. That guy, John Sweet, was invited to come over here, plane fare paid for, to see for himself, and he backed down at the last minute rather than get slapped in the face with the reality that we know what we're doing over here and he didn't know what the hell he was talking about.
This current round of attack is led by two guys who still owe me money for products I sent them, and after I went WAY beyond the call of duty in helping them out, so they're both on my "no continued support" list as a result. Call me crazy, but I don't bend over and take it from people like this.
The really telling tale, one they never seem to mention, is that all of this crap slinging is being orchestrated by a group of people who have ripped ME off, and are producing a K20A conversion in England after signing a legally binding non disclosure and non competition agreement with my Corporation. Making money off of something they're producing illegally is their No. 1 motivation, and since they're liars and thieves to begin with, anything they say has to be taken with a TON of salt.
Ian Wilson, who is a self proclaimed mechanical moron, was offered a sweet deal by Simon Scuffham and Andy Marsh under the stipulation he'd make a point of coming out against me publically, so he's just paying his toll here.
Paul Golding [aka Calypso Elise] is a guy who told me point blank on the phone, "Don't trust me, and don't trust Andy Marsh at Maidstone" I guess I should've paid more attention to his warning, since he's playing a major role in this smear campaign. He's also a marketing stroke, PR guy, professional liar, manipulator, and whatever else you can think of where it comes to people who make their living as part of the propaganda machine. He's also the head of the Seloc forum, which just seems like a natural for someone of that bent.
Yes, I've just sold my house, which I've owned for 28 years. Investing that money in this endeavor, rather than buying another house might give you an idea of how dedicated I am to making the Elise the most affordable Supercar on Earth. Part of that money is going into a new US Elise, which will naturally be receiving it's dose of superior K20A Honda Power just as soon as it finally arrives at Symbolic Motors in La Jolla. I drove one of the Elise's I just recently converted to supercharged K20A Power down to Symbolic to give Nick Smith a test ride, and upon returning afterwards when questioned by one of his best customers, he stated flatly, "It's faster than your Murcielago"! Seems like a fairly good testimonial from a guy who knows cars and wants one outfitted this way himself. On the issue of good customer satisfaction, that particular Elise was converted to B18C Honda Power by me about 4 years ago, and as often happens, the owner got used to that level of performance and wanted more, so he shipped his car from Georgia to California to have me do the second conversion to supercharged K20A Power. He's got nothing but, "Wow, this thing is REALLY fast", and a load of other positive comments to say in communications we've had recently, and since he lives in Georgia I'm sure the boys at Lotus USA will be getting a taste of what the Elise should be pretty soon.
In closing I just want to make it clear that I have all the time in the world for good people, as anyone who knows me will tell you, but I don't waste my time on people who screw me over or stab me in the back. In this particular instance that list includes Ian Wilson, Paul Golding, Andy Marsh, Bill Bird, John Sweet, Jonny Leroux, Rich Breland, Simon Scuffham, and I'm sure a few who are involved I'm not even aware of yet. Eight or more against one seems like pretty fair odds, considering the fact that I'm the guy who has spent the past 5 1/2 years developing Honda-Elise engine conversions, and the others are a bunch of know-nothing's of questionable character and motivation. So let them rant and rave and tell all the lies they want, I've got work to do.
Take care,
Joe McCarthy
Prototype Racing Inc.
Torrance, California