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Old 08-08-2007, 08:12 PM
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"Although there are team sponsors, the sport is still an amateur sport financed by a mixture of private funding and commercial sponsors."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_powerboat_racing
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what is so interesting?
we all know this. if you dont try to move foward we will still be rednecks running moonshine and running from the law.
Mr. Bill France would not like that now would he ?
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Amateur/Professional ...... professional to me doesnt apply until you can make a living at it... whatever your "it" might be
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I added an OSO link to the page.

Also doin' my part to spread the word in the Powerboat Racing group over on Flickr.

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Don't believe everything you read, it also says the speeds are between 70 and 170..........WRONG
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Originally Posted by ScottB
Don't believe everything you read, it also says the speeds are between 70 and 170..........WRONG
Anyone can edit the page. It looks like its time someone did. Maybe even list the classes and specs. former champions, current boats of interest, builders, etc... Nothing in there about pro series either.
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