Ron P

Then why do the rules say something completely different?

http://www.superboat.com/docs/06%20Kilo%20Packet.pdf

Is John letting anyone run (as long as they pay) just to see how fast they go, but not qualify for the UIM title????
I would think the price would be less if the UIM title wasn't on the table.

The UIM title is for race boats, PERIOD. The AMF Kilo had a houseboat and pontoon boat. No UIM at stake there.

the duke

What qualifying of speeds??? The Kilo rules are very specific on length, timing, and time between runs.

If Fountain goes out and runs an average of the two passes at 190.00, and OL goes out and runs 189.99 then Fountain is faster. Sounds pretty simple to me.

Cash Bar

By qualifying of speeds, I meant the "race within the time frame" rule. It seems useless to take them up on the offer, pay the fat cash, then they DQ your speed when you don't race in "their" time frame.

I know it's weeks later, but do you think that matters to the guy the kills the "Cat Killer" only to see his speed DQ'd and Fountain again crowing about the Kilo records.....

the duke

what do you mean by DQ for time? The rules say that you have to make 2 passes with 15 minutes max between them. If you do that how can your times be DQ'ed?

Sean H

he's talking about backing up your time with running a race i believe, if you don't do that, i believe your run gets wiped from the books.... does it not? so for example if SR did show up and run the kilo, his time would be wiped out whenever he didn't come out and race since it wasnt a race boat....

blume

you can go run and if you set a record and want the UIM speed record then you would have to run 1,2, or 3 before the Kilo's or after, the key here is after, if you set a record, for it to be a UIM record, in the UIM record book, then you would have to run 1,2, or 3 after the Kilo's at a SBI event for it to be a record.........all that being said, if you run at Reggie's you will get a official speed in the kilo......again, if you want to run, call John at SBI...305-296-6166

the duke

Are you saying that if you run at Fountain, and DON'T run the race, you will still get a kilo record?

Sean H

you will get an "official" piece of paper saying how fast you went, it won't mean anything unless you back it up with a top 3 spot in a race at some point... your run won't exist if you don't finish your "qualifying" (how can you qualify after an event?) in the allotted time...

basically, i don't see any pleasure boats showing up to pay 10k plus expenses to run in an official kilo that they aren't going to be eligible to "win"...

F1-00 Racing

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Guys JC has adopted the APBA/UIM rules, you know the same rules that were in place long before John was a gleam in APBA/UIM's eyes. Just like Blume said if you want to run, then come up to NC and run, if not, then you have the options of running the LOTO shootout or the Cresent City cookout. We all have choices geeez but 90% percent of you never had the desire to run in the first place but decided to get on here and whine about it.

Of note I have attended every year since 2002 and I remember once upon a time that a Super Vee named "The Switch"(Extreme) walked right in, took the kilo record and walked away with it. Was Reggie upset?, I am sure he was, but all that made him do was go back to the drawing board and design faster and safer boats. I hope OL, Cig, and the Skater guys come in and give Reg a run for his money, cause all that does is make boats better in general.

SHARKEY-IMAGES

This is the same boat that the bottom pealed off in Key West last year???