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Interesting. Raceboat magazine painted this as a sign of economic struggles in Dubai. It would be real cool if they brought their boats over to race. It would be cool to see CMS, Gasse, Geico, and others race against them. They all have raced with or against each other in some capacity. I don't know why Victory Team would pull out of Class 1, they seem to control it, to race over here. I am unable to link the article from Raceboat International Magazine.
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Doubtful they would come to the U.S.!
The U.S. is not without faults as well and seeing what happened to the Maritimo team after Key West, why would anyone come to the US to race? What a sad state of affairs boat racing is in and with this economy hard to see it improving any. |
Originally Posted by Matt Trulio
(Post 3872189)
Jason Johnson's story got me thinking (risky stuff, I know) ...
Viewed from afar, the grass seems a whole greener in UIM Class 1. But when you talk to people who are in it and have been so for a long time, you learn that, much as you wish otherwise, it's not. They have politics. They have power struggles. They have battles over technical rule changes. They have checkbook racing. About the only issue we have in domestic offshore racing that they don't? A gazillion classes that make no sense to anyone other than the racers who compete in them. I take no satisfaction in the struggles of UIM Class 1. In fact, I wish it presented a complete and thriving model for offshore racing worldwide. Sadly, it does not. No one has it completely figured out. No one. But like the rest of you, I'm hopeful |
Originally Posted by Rik
(Post 3873129)
Doubtful they would come to the U.S.!
The U.S. is not without faults as well and seeing what happened to the Maritimo team after Key West, why would anyone come to the US to race? What a sad state of affairs boat racing is in and with this economy hard to see it improving any. |
Originally Posted by phragle
(Post 3873135)
Nascar is a buisness. The Corporation rules. Offshore racing is a hobby sport with type A thrillseeking egomaniacs with various sized checkbooks and their own iinterests at heart. Unless something big comes in from outside the sport, organizes it and throws dollars at it with a way of getting more dollars back... There really isn't much hope. If the racers are having fun, I think thats about the best you can hope for and expect.
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Originally Posted by Rik
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Doubtful they would come to the U.S.!
The U.S. is not without faults as well and seeing what happened to the Maritimo team after Key West, why would anyone come to the US to race? What a sad state of affairs boat racing is in and with this economy hard to see it improving any. |
Originally Posted by flat rate
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Actually you couldn't be farther from the truth! Logistics is a nightmare for classone. And I think the Sheik Hassan has stated that and is back his third time!
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Originally Posted by precisiondetails
(Post 3873151)
What Happened to the Maritimo team? They won the world Championship I thought?...
Anyone notice what the rest of the world races....:whistle: |
Originally Posted by professor_speed
(Post 3871854)
If this is the case Then Somebody better be in negotiations with Speed Channel to get offshore racing on TV, cause 2013 will be epic.
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Originally Posted by Rik
(Post 3873200)
Afterwards. The collective banned the boat as it has "Surface Drives" and a wider tunnel.
Anyone notice what the rest of the world races....:whistle: |
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