It may have felt weak but i'm sure she summoned all her resources to convey it to you, and while you may not feel a response to a hug or holding her...
In his interview Pecco said that even if he had been healthy he might have been able to challenge, and that the gap would have been less, but I think...
If one can make it work in a two stroke, power should pretty much only be limited by how much properly atomized fuel you can manage to shove in there...
When you did the squirt bottle testing, why do you think it acted too rich at higher rpm? Not enough timing? Too large fuel droplets not contributing...
Suitable compression plus switched PJ and Ignition map is the plan if I ever go there. A thumb trigger button, digital ignition and peristaltic pump....