Your welcome:coolcowboy:

Once again....the only goal of HORBA is to do two things
1.) Save the old race boats before they are cut up and destroyed.
2.) Give the racers a venue to show or race the boats and let people see, hear and experience the real history of the sport.

We have a lot of positive feed back from the Around Long Island marathon and this event will be done again in 2011. We have serious interest in the Great Lakes region for a 2011 event also. We need groups who are willing to put on this kind of event in California and Florida....one race a year is all we are looking for help with.

We are trying to keep this as wide open and simple as the old days, so that eveyone has a chance to compete and win. Here are some suggested classes by T2X.

I suggest broad class limits.....

3 or more gas or diesels up to 50 feet
Twin inboard gas or diesels up to 40'
outboards up to 32 feet
Single inboards up to 32 feet
and
Nostalgia boats over 35 years in age..........

The part about the Historic boats being over 35 years of age would rule out anything newer than 1976, so in the interest in getting more of these boats out there running again, I would like to see that less of a restriction. But beyond that, it would be simple and easy to regulate and supervise.

What do the racers think?

very nice, now lets get some more boats to that race! Way to go little sonic

Thanks Christian....hopefully we will be seeing your Sutphen next year. You would enjoy this kind of racing.

I am not sure, but it seems that a number of the current GPS boats are about 20 years old.....(1988-93)....and they certainly don't seem like "vintage or historic". Perhaps 25 years of age (1985 and older) is a good minimum age (same as APBA's V&H rules).

Not that I have a boat to race (yet?) but i agree with T2x, if I choose to go do this kind of racing the avialability of 35+ year old boats is a short list. From what i see you are all about trying to get a good number of boats back racing again for the sport of it. I would try for 1989 and older, just more boats out there?

I am so glad you all had a safe time of it. It gives us all some hopeful ideas and goals.

Thanks Toasty....I hope that people like yourself will try the race (or two) next year.

How different is hull of a 1987 Sonic 30SS from a new 31SS?

Chris, I'm counting on you to get MJ/Toasty in the mix next year.