What does a "real boat race" look like?
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What does a "real boat race" look like?
While this is a bit biased toward OMC....you should still get the idea.
If you are looking for a standard to measure your sanctioning body or event against.............these races should fit your need.
Those of you who know Fred Hauenstein from Mercury Racing may enjoy the footage of him from 40 years ago at 10:29 on the video.
http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...Racing-History
If you are looking for a standard to measure your sanctioning body or event against.............these races should fit your need.
Those of you who know Fred Hauenstein from Mercury Racing may enjoy the footage of him from 40 years ago at 10:29 on the video.
http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...Racing-History
Last edited by T2x; 07-16-2010 at 11:20 AM.
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great footage, 90 laps would certainly separate the men from the boys in a 22 footer. Thanks for posting the link. What hull and power today would closest fit a class like that?
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Most of the hulls were under 20 feet...the singles were 16 to 18 footers. Closest thing today would be a GN inboard flatbottom. They still run endurance races but no where near as long in miles. Today's Champ boats came directly from the single engine outboard tunnel boats shown.
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P.S...... I was also at many of the races shown in the video link.
Last edited by T2x; 07-16-2010 at 01:14 PM.
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Most of the hulls were under 20 feet...the singles were 16 to 18 footers. Closest thing today would be a GN inboard flatbottom. They still run endurance races but no where near as long in miles. Today's Champ boats came directly from the single engine outboard tunnel boats shown.
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