Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

For everyone that enjoys watching offshore racing either on tv or in person. What's your favorite class to watch?

I love watching the Factory 1 races with Factory 2 a close second. There's just something about watching those "little" Factory 1 boats out there tearing up the big water. :D

I like the V-classes...Factory 1 & 2 ..and the P-class boats...

:cool:

i like factory one and factory two, along with supercat light inboard, tat is where the REAL raing is.

It wouldn't let me vote, said session was invalid :confused: Put me down for Super Vee. F2 and Super cat are right up there. And all the other classes are a bonus to watch:) :cool: I miss the old days when all The Apache's with BIG power were racing.:) :cool:

One Design
 

How about putting up One Design. Where all the boats are equal and they can run over or through anything.

Here are some pictures of the old days in Key West. (sometime in the late 80's-early90's)community.webtv.net/absolutetowing/VintageRaceBoatPics It may take a little to down load but its worth the trip down memory lane.:) :cool:

I like F1. I have a relatively small single engine boat so there is a similarity.

F2 and F1. The competition is great. I like the big Vees and cats too, but mostly for the speeds they hit.

Hey, What about Bat Babe's in Bat Boats??:p
We are out there in a 24ft boat kickin butt, passing alot of the others!!:eek: :eek:

watching!!!....F1:rolleyes:

Factory 1 is full of excitement- on and off the course - that is where the competition is- in Factory 1- Dont forget about the Dog Pound hosted by Typhoon....

My favorite classes aren't even on there !

I liked the old "A", "B" and Super Vee (with superchargers) classes :D

The UIM Class 1 stuff is real cool too !

F-1 & F-2:D

LefT handed Italian designed diesel.......with wings under 4.5 feet.

TTT

Cool pictures!
 

Looking at your OLD pictures I see myself in the Team Jaguar, it was 1990. Plenty of boats back then! Long laps and big seas! Thanks for the BLAST from the past! Rick Conti #4 TEAM JAGUAR

F1....all the way!!! The closest hardest battles on the water. Drivers and T-men are hardcore!!!!!
F2 a real close second, but my all time fav was "A" when it was around

Dan

F1 rules the seas:p I have only raced F1 but I dont think it gets any more competitive than this.You need to be in it to really beleave what we all do to our selves out there.Im glad so many of you like watching our class,we love putting on a show!
Always looking for more boats in F1 so step up or down .F1 has the best bunch of friends and hospitality out of all the classes.
Randy
;)

Typhoon
You guys are lookin good!!! Just watched ya at the Cape. Since I own a Warlock I just wish Lance and Jim A were back:D But were well represented.
Keep runnin hard guys...the show you guys put on is teriffic. Hope to see ya run in St Pete.
Dan

Can't seem to cast a vote on the polls today:mad: Put me down for F2:D

Randy, you guys are a blast to watch! I taped the marathon race when it was on speedvision. I have watched the segment where you guys run down activator and offshore addiction about 30 times. You guys were flying!!! I am going to try to make it to the Cleveland race. Maybe you could take me for a ride, maybe even let me drive? :D

SBI
 

Too Old,

..come to Jersey to see the "old" Stock-class 2-outboards run!!..the AMT-hulls are baad!!..

:cool:

SUPER CAT!
I like watching everyone trying to get in front of J.T.!
Welcome to the board Racer Rick! Good Luck with
Kevins dial in at THE LAKE.:cool:

Clevland should be good in the F1 class,lots of close racing for points in F1.Look for a war on the water and as always stop by The Dog Pound say hello and have a beer with us.
Randy

TTT

Randy....it looks like the WWF out there sometimes!!!...you guys plan that **** right???LOL...did u guys watch the savanah f2 race...lotsa lead swapping!!!

Dan B
Lance has been running with Offshore Addiction for a few races this year, which is a warlock, and is running on the West Coast with Speedwear a Factory 2 boat....

Audacity- none of it is planned- just great competition and great teams out there on and off the race course.....

Offshore Addiction F1-52

The only thing thats planned is us winning!;)

Voting
 

Has anyone figured out why some of us can't vote? We can post all we want, but can't vote!! Whats up with that?

F1 is definetly competive and exciting. I like that they all run the same motors so that boat design and how it is driven determinds the winner, but I also like the 100mph speed with the HP500s so I like to watch ZippExpress, Lube Jobs etc.....

From someone who's not a huge F-2 fan, I can honestly say that the Savannah race was some of the best racing I've ever seen !! Anywhere, Anyclass !!!

Re: Cool pictures!
 

No, THANK YOU for the memorys!! It was all you guys that were putting on the greatest show on earth. That was the end of an era for Offshore Racing. Don Johson showed up and everything went to SH!T. OPT started and things were never the same again. I can remember walkng around the wet pits in those days and it was like heaven to a motor head like me. Everyone was trying to build a better mouse trap. BIG blower motors, Lamborgini motors, I think I even remember someone running fuel injection Buick motors. And as T2x said even Fabio Buzzi running his winged wonder:D THAT was Offshore Racing at its best. Yes long laps and big seas seperated the men from the boys. I spent alot of time bobbing out in the ocean watching offshore racing in those days.:cool: Those long laps gave you time to have some cocktails while waiting for the boats to come back past. It didn't really hit me until I went to the NYC Poker Run and walked around the docks looking at all the different hardware and it reminded me of the old days. You go to a race now adays and with everyone running the same hardware it takes something away from the eye candy factor. But I guess thats progress:confused: So Rick stop lurking and start posting. It's guys like you that lived the sport that makes this board so great. Tell us what it was like driving a Jaguar back then, tell us what kind of power you were running. What kind of speeds you were running. Sure was a good cast of characters running around in those days. Tom Gentry, Al Copeland, Joe Mach, Smitty, Charles Marks, Pete Markey, John D'Elia, a young John Tomlinson, John Gehrit (my favorite INXS) and the list goes on..... and those movie star guys Don Johnson, Kurt Russel, Chuck Norris. I just hope 15 years from now my memorys of todays Offshore Racing will be as good. :cool:

Sorry I missed all that but it was before I new they even raced boats. Must have been one hell of a show.
Randy

Re: Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

Excellent !

LS

Re: Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

LS,
I agree, that looks like the year Hyperactive stuffed and nearly disintegrated. By the way, how did you come across a thread that was three years old?

Re: Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

p class it's the only class that has more then one differnt brand of boats (v-hulls) everything else is fountains. also the supercat unlimited

jr mike

Re: Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

SUpercat UNlimited is pretty awesome and diverse. A 40' platinum winning on sunday, Quad engined 46 skater, open of a kind (for now) 50 Callan, an Apache cat and another skater. Was defiently the class that got the most adrenaline flowing.

Re: Favorite offshore boat racing class?
 

All Classes Are Good ! When The Green Flag Goes Down , I dont Think The Class Is Important Its all The Wonderfull World of Offshore After Do Boat Racing For 26 Years No Two Races Have Ever Been The Same Freeze Frame
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