Originally Posted by Smarty (Post 3743114)

Multiple boats can show up for an event it is called a race, in an attempt to break a record. One boat goes it alone and tries to break a record, like Gentry from England to the USA, or Dr. Bob Magoon, George Morales or Pepe Nunez from Miami to New York, or Howard Arneson down the Mississippi River but other boats were not present and participating the record breakers new record should not count? Flawed logic. That appears to be what I get out of the previous post either directly or impliedly.

I disagree with the previous posts, what is their to be scared of, he takes his CAT out there, with his hopefully reliable Mercury power and breaks the record, what's the problem? Is it because it is not an OL? Get over it. Records are meant to be broken, I do not care when you do it just do it! It is the same body of water, the same distance, ....call it race if you want multiple boats participating, he is going for a record just like any other race-record setter has done in the past. Maybe he breaks it , or maybe he fails, but at least he tried, and for him just making that attempt - good for him. I wish I had the resources and the boat capable of trying to break the record. And if you haven't figured it out by now, the record breakers always seem, and are the wealthy, with great resources comes great results (or potentially great results).

As Jimmy Spencer would say on the Speed Channel, "you all need the crying towel." Let anyone who wants to try the break the record do it whenever they want, but I do like the Around Long Island Run event, to me it is now my favorite offshore event, other than Key West (which is race in miles, not against a time clock).

Pictures of the Miami to NYC record setters..what is not to understand? They raced the clock over a set distance.....tell these racers their record should not count because other boats did not participate, really?

Originally Posted by Smarty (Post 3743214)

Thank you for the information, I am not always right, but I can live with Magoon, Nunez, and Arneson (Mississippi) as single entrants in the Miami to NYC runs. Bottomline, I have no problem with Stu Hayim running solo. Get that information, I am always open to having my memory refreshed, I cannot remember it all, if I retain 10% that would great for me.

The record setting Cigarette Dr. Bob Magoon drove, that same year my father bought a new 20' Cigarette from Don, and I met Don Aronow, memorable year for a nine year old (I was nine years old at the time).

Originally Posted by AIR TIME (Post 3744613)

it figures your missing the point, the last two years this was and is a multi boat RACE. on a SET DATE and NOT, what ever day looks flattie out oh joy. so as posted who gives a phuck what stuwie does in Aug in his sandbox. the real men will show up and race against each other on a set day. why cause its a RACE. this was restarted 2 years ago as a race. not a single boat 1 lap thingy oh joy.GET IT!!!! REAL MEN will be there in sept!! to set race records in there classes including over all winner that day. like in key west and other races.

Originally Posted by AIR TIME (Post 3744613)

it figures your missing the point, the last two years this was and is a multi boat RACE. on a SET DATE and NOT, what ever day looks flattie out oh joy. so as posted who gives a phuck what stuwie does in Aug in his sandbox. the real men will show up and race against each other on a set day. why cause its a RACE. this was restarted 2 years ago as a race. not a single boat 1 lap thingy oh joy.GET IT!!!! REAL MEN will be there in sept!! to set race records in there classes including over all winner that day. like in key west and other races.

Originally Posted by AIR TIME (Post 3744613)

it figures your missing the point, the last two years this was and is a multi boat RACE. on a SET DATE and NOT, what ever day looks flattie out oh joy. so as posted who gives a phuck what stuwie does in Aug in his sandbox. the real men will show up and race against each other on a set day. why cause its a RACE. this was restarted 2 years ago as a race. not a single boat 1 lap thingy oh joy.GET IT!!!! REAL MEN will be there in sept!!.