OSS What happened on the SCL start ???
03-30-2007, 05:21 PM
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we run with a 50 foot rule in other words once you get 50 feet on your competitor you can take the lane keep in mind with scl which mostly are 38 or 39 feet long that is only a little over a boat length ( and yes you will get hosed) you do not have to hold your lane ( we have raced under sbi rules and they say you have to hold your lane in a turn not the straight) OSS is very good about calling fouls we personally have been called and while cleared they presented both chopper footage and the guy that protested us had on board camera and they looked at that I was able to see it also and in fact cleared us) .
I does suck to get a bad start you really end up in the soup
In no way whatsoever can you make a comparison to a poker run in a race you must run on the edge in a poker run no one should be anywhere near the edge( that is what racing is for)
Larry wild ride #51
I does suck to get a bad start you really end up in the soup
In no way whatsoever can you make a comparison to a poker run in a race you must run on the edge in a poker run no one should be anywhere near the edge( that is what racing is for)
Larry wild ride #51
03-30-2007, 05:33 PM
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Everybody play nice. The lanes were very thin and we faced on-coming traffic. The start was more difficult as thus. The rule reads 50 ft. clearence before lane change. 50 feet is not much when you are following or throwing a 200 ft rooster. We could cross center marker only on first laps. I should have stayed on the left side of 19 and I knew it when I "snuck" around it. Not much good to sneak when you are directly under referree viewing/scoring position. Starts are adreneline pumping and usually you focus on whats ahead and in your pheriphial vission. Also it is common to get pushed over by someone who is slightly ahead and you tend to search for clean water so you won't get hosed too. Richie and Mike both did excellent jobs and I am sure they will both be on the podium soon if not in the next battle.
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Great race Stan,Maybe 50' to cross over in the older days running Vs works.If I had my say how about changing to a longer distance on the start.Would 150' make that much differance?
03-30-2007, 05:44 PM
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Since it is five to one I would suggest showing up where there are people to race is a start. If you are happy living in the past enjoy. The point was since you are so concerned about safety start where you race, I would be happy to wade around the marathon course with you. Don't you think it is time to stop the BS and race? That is the moral to this story.
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03-30-2007, 05:48 PM
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this thread, if I am catching it's drift is one of the reasons why it is so hard to be a fan of the sport. Most specatators don't have a clue about the rules and then get hosed if they ask (hey a pun
) Hot Pursuit may have an agenda that I don't know about, but what if he is just curious like I am. All sports are full of Monday morning quarterbacking and dissucssions about the game, but it does not mean you have to play for the NFL to understand the basic rules of the game. So why in offshore is it that everytime someone has a question they are reemed for not being a racer 
) Hot Pursuit may have an agenda that I don't know about, but what if he is just curious like I am. All sports are full of Monday morning quarterbacking and dissucssions about the game, but it does not mean you have to play for the NFL to understand the basic rules of the game. So why in offshore is it that everytime someone has a question they are reemed for not being a racer 
