KK buying Menard Engines?

[Jim Wilke]

I no longer can read Mark C's website but there is a post in the IRL forum that says Mark is reporting that KK is going to buy Menard Engine Group to rebuild Atlantics engines. If my memory is clear, MEG used to known as Menard Cheever Technologies before John bought Eddie out and at one point, they had the strongest IRL engines going. I have heard there was some considerable dissatisfaction with the way the IPS rebuild program was handled and MEG lost a lot of business when that contract was moved to Speedway. It is also pretty widely known that the MEG NASCAR program was, ummm, not a success.

So what is KK going to do with this outfit?

[jonovision_man]

Another sign KK is running out of money?

jono

[JoeBob]

Cosworth is going to have a lot to do with all the Atlantic and ChampCar engines that will need rebuilds throughout the year.

I could see them needing additional capacity, Menard would have the equipment needed, and not much else to do. If KK owned the joint, anyone doing "brake cleaner rebuilds" would quickly find themselves looking for work.

[Jim Wilke]

What happened to Cosworth's California shop - they can't keep up?

[JoeBob]

Well, they're going from rebuilding engines for 18 ChampCars to rebuilding for 18 ChampCars plus 30 Atlantics. That's a pretty steep increase in business. And having more business than you can handle is always a good problem to have

When you have that much growth, sometimes it makes more sense to acquire an entire company than attempt to grow the infrastructure yourself.

[Jim Wilke]

True but sometimes it makes sense to have all your operations under one roof. Heck, maybe KK acquires MEG and shutters the Cosworth CA shop.

[chicanery]

True but sometimes it makes sense to have all your operations under one roof. Heck, maybe KK acquires MEG and shutters the Cosworth CA shop.

...and maybe Toyota will buy KIA and shut down Japanese operations.

[Spike]

True but sometimes it makes sense to have all your operations under one roof. Heck, maybe KK acquires MEG and shutters the Cosworth CA shop.

No, the Torrance facility is fine. No need to "shutter" it.

Have you been there?

[Cygni]

Cosworth has also been rapidly expanding into the consumer parts market. There will be no 'shuttering' of the Torrence facility. They recently took a bunch more people onboard, actually.

The England facility is doing WRC and 4 F1 cars, and the US side is doing 18 ChampCars and 30 Atlantics. Plus all of those "Cosworth Focus"es they are making now. Adding Menards old engine group to take some weight would be pretty welcome. Isnt Menard's group still doing all the IPS engines?

[numrounofan]

Adding Menards old engine group to take some weight would be pretty welcome. Isnt Menard's group still doing all the IPS engines?

from Jim's initial post;

"I have heard there was some considerable dissatisfaction with the way the IPS rebuild program was handled and MEG lost a lot of business when that contract was moved to Speedway"

helps to read the first post......

[Cygni]

Eh...

[Spike]

...helps to read the first post......

Well, actually, Jim's "first post" on this issue was in the original thread Dog started in the IndyCar forum. Five minutes later, Jim started a new thread on the same subject here in RB/AAAH'v.

[Jim Wilke]

And referenced the original thread in the IRL forum where it wasn't getting much action.

[bever911]

Well, actually, Jim's "first post" on this issue was in the original thread Dog started in the IndyCar forum. Five minutes later, Jim started a new thread on the same subject here in RB/AAAH'v.

Crap, this is your week to babysit Jim? Man, I could have spent my time on other things besides keeping track of where he posts if I would have realized it was your week.

[Defender]

I'm curious as to why Jim can't read Mark's site.