gary cook

This might start a fire storm but here we go. I think the rule that if you break down you still will place ahead of the boats that break out needs to be changed. first of all you need to finish to place the way the rule is now if you do 1 lap pull off and i break out you will place ahead of me we are here to race not play the breakout odds. Smitty and i have talked about it what do you guys think lets here what you think.

Fast Shafts

I disagree.

gary cook

Lets here it sound off.

SnapWall

Gary, I am with you on this one!!!

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iTrader: (1)

I third the motion

fantastixvoyage

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I brought this up 3 years ago and was shot down.

I never understood why it would be setup so someone who doesnt go the distance can finish ahead of teams that do. You have to finish to win??? hmm doesnt seem to apply here.

Only thought is to cutdown on the breakouts but I think its proven itself that it doesnt work and just confuses the issue. If you break your out. Simple.

Fast Shafts

The "Break Out" is the ultimate penalty-last place points for showing up, racing, but NOT staying within the brackett.
In Gary's scenerio, a boat may have done one lap without breaking out, and than breaks down-but places ahead of a boat that goes the distance-but breaks out. How would you score someone who didn't breakout, but broke 100 yards before the finishline? If you look at other forms of racing-breakout =disqualification!! In my opinion-leave it the way it is...

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Bob,

You make some very valid points, however, in all forms of racing, you cant win it, if you cant finish it.

Wahoo ATV

If it is changed, you could win even if you breakout. May be in the rule you have to say in order to "win" you must finish and not break out.

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iTrader: (1)

Heres a possible compromise, with Frank getting the exact numbers down to the decimal, if this scenario rears its ugly head which it will as it did in Harrison and Solomons(that is 2 that I am aware of) put a break out limit on it, then revert it back to the broken down boat if the break out goes over that amount.

ie(using class 4 as example) I break down and Steve Adams wins but has a break out on his tattletale, if he broke out over 85.5 then the win goes to me, if under 85.5 he gets the win