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I'CE 03-12-2012 09:16 PM

to the top for crew chief nick B.

OldSchool 03-12-2012 09:42 PM

LMFAO.... One Offshore Legend posting an article about another Offshore Legend!!! :cool: :D

Fast Shafts 03-12-2012 10:13 PM

Its kinda of ironic that the open class winner averaged 69.9 mph. Today's smallest OPA class is 70 mph bracket-and alot of the fleet breaks out.

I'CE 03-12-2012 10:15 PM

OldSchool, thank you for the laugh ! Take that DART out of you neck it's killing ME pooor ol Chris. ttt for New screen name on OSO to be "nickotine" a young lad that just can not get enough of this stufff ! bye bye

MikeyFIN 03-15-2012 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by Fast Shafts (Post 3639927)
Its kinda of ironic that the open class winner averaged 69.9 mph. Today's smallest OPA class is 70 mph bracket-and alot of the fleet breaks out.

Well the courses were a whole lot different....so even today they would be quite there.. just look at Cowes-Torquay-Cowest avarage speeds even today.

38vice 03-15-2012 07:09 PM

Cant wait to get that boat in the water again!

HabanaJoe 03-15-2012 08:20 PM


Originally Posted by Fast Shafts (Post 3639927)
Its kinda of ironic that the open class winner averaged 69.9 mph. Today's smallest OPA class is 70 mph bracket-and alot of the fleet breaks out.

If I respond to this as I should I sound old and living in the past so instead I'll agree...

"Yea, those boats were slow and those drivers if they had to race like we do today in the river they would get dizzy loose sight of the GPS screen and have to give up!"

You know I'm only busting you but it's amazing how times change that people think Miami-Binimi-Miami is an "offshore" race. Yes, it's cool but - it's not even half the distance of an old class 1 event.

Fast Shafts 03-15-2012 08:57 PM

Its all good Habana, I guess we can credit Rocky Aoki for bringing the race courses close to shore, a stipualtion he mandated for Benihana to sponsor the most successfull race in history.
Truth be told, if it wasn't for boats like Kamma, Bounty Hunter, Benihana, Long Shot, and Beep Beep, I would probably be involved in another sport. Some of best memories I have as a kid were meeting these racer. I also "blame" these racers for my addiction to this "nonsense". :ernaehrung004:
38Vice, do you own the Kamma boat?

fastdonzi 03-15-2012 08:58 PM


Originally Posted by HabanaJoe (Post 3642136)
people think Miami-Binimi-Miami is an "offshore" race. Yes, it's cool but - it's not even half the distance of an old class 1 event.


It's the Only event where they lose sight of Land or go in water more than 50' deep :)

HabanaJoe 03-15-2012 10:06 PM


Originally Posted by fastdonzi (Post 3642172)
It's the Only event where they lose sight of Land or go in water more than 50' deep :)

Now that's funny!


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