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10-04-2004, 11:39 AM
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Re: F1 class
You want to run in the Super Vee Lite class. One engine, merc 525 or Vortec and all boats have canopies. This is where most of the F1 teams have gone to. APBA, SBI and OSS all offer this class, but most of these boats run with OSS. See www.offshoresuperseries.com and look under OSS Vee Lite.
10-04-2004, 12:18 PM
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Re: F1 class
Originally Posted by Ron P
You want to run in the Super Vee Lite class. One engine, merc 525 or Vortec and all boats have canopies. This is where most of the F1 teams have gone to. APBA, SBI and OSS all offer this class, but most of these boats run with OSS. See www.offshoresuperseries.com and look under OSS Vee Lite.
10-04-2004, 02:21 PM
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10-04-2004, 04:16 PM
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Re: F1 class
Originally Posted by Fever Mike
The hot hull in Super V Lite is the Extreme no 2 ways about it. I would imagine the Extreme will be super hot in F1 too. Aren't the rules changing to Merc 496HO for F1? The Warlock 29 use to do very well in F1 and it cleaned up in the old E Class too.
10-04-2004, 05:16 PM
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Just a thought,
If they switch to the 496, that'll kinda ruin the "race on Sunday buy on Monday that Ken is talking about - and also what I like about it. Not that it makes for a bad boat, but if your spending that kinda $$$ on your boat, and racing - you can't be going out and getting beat on your local waterway (if your boat is not "race dedicated") by someone with a 500 or 525. IMHO that would kinda degrade the sport.
If I was racing, I wouldn't want to be "street racing" anyone down the river, but if I wasn't racing, and had a fast boat, saw a boat wearing F-1 numbers running at a good cruise, I have to admit I'd be tempted to challenge.
If they switch to the 496, that'll kinda ruin the "race on Sunday buy on Monday that Ken is talking about - and also what I like about it. Not that it makes for a bad boat, but if your spending that kinda $$$ on your boat, and racing - you can't be going out and getting beat on your local waterway (if your boat is not "race dedicated") by someone with a 500 or 525. IMHO that would kinda degrade the sport.
If I was racing, I wouldn't want to be "street racing" anyone down the river, but if I wasn't racing, and had a fast boat, saw a boat wearing F-1 numbers running at a good cruise, I have to admit I'd be tempted to challenge.
10-04-2004, 05:38 PM
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Re: F1 class
Originally Posted by Fever Mike
I raced E Class with the 502 Mag and I also inspected for APBA during this time and do not remeber those boats being any less competitive or breaking. I bet they switch to 496HO's to keep the class alive and I bet it comes back with that engine choice.
10-04-2004, 05:51 PM
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Re: F1 class
Originally Posted by KACHINA KEN
I would be very surprised to see them change to the 496, it isn't even close to a competiton grade engine (I own one, have blown 2, in one year). Just curious where you may have heard this???
Just wondering, what broke on the motors?
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