Key West on TV
03-20-2017, 10:42 AM
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Wife and I enjoyed it...very cool to watch.
03-20-2017, 12:20 PM
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I can see how the lead boat can't be allowed to pick and choose the line they want to run and I'm all for aggressive racing within reason of course. So in this particular instance is cms's spotters supposed to let them know that you're on the inside coming in hot? Looked like a matter of feet from a collision. Sure makes for exciting racing, just don't want to see anyone get injured.
03-20-2017, 12:49 PM
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while similar ...Offshore racing is not Auto ROAD RACING. You can't pick an "auto" racing line switch lanes take the entire turn up . SBI emphatically states HOLD YOUR LINE. Every offshore racer knows this. CMS tried to optimize and take a "sacrificial racing line" swing wide and pin the turn leave the boats behind to drive through their wake and roost. Essentially get wide and use the whole turn up. We were carrying speed 147 on the inside and its illegal for us to change our line (because we would get penalized immediately) and they were clearly on the outside. After getting pushed around and hosed down for 5 laps we needed to change positions. Leave us a hole and we are taking it.
In no way are we looking to crash ours or anyone else boat but who goes into the harbor turn at 90 deg with traffic?
As for the penalty.. what we were told....is that we were penalized 1 min for shuttling our crew across to the mole to watch race.
. We along with most teams have done this for the past decade with no issues no warnings.
In no way are we looking to crash ours or anyone else boat but who goes into the harbor turn at 90 deg with traffic?
As for the penalty.. what we were told....is that we were penalized 1 min for shuttling our crew across to the mole to watch race.
. We along with most teams have done this for the past decade with no issues no warnings.
Last edited by MissGeicoRacing; 03-20-2017 at 12:56 PM.
03-20-2017, 02:00 PM
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Awesome insight! Makes sense to me now. That's a bogus reason for a fine. Thanks Scotty.
03-20-2017, 07:56 PM
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03-20-2017, 09:39 PM
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