Outerlimits Sets SV Single Kilo Record
04-29-2014 | 02:38 PM
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Trent, you are correct on all points. To say Mr Wheeler got an earful from OPA is an understatement to say the least. Augie was even considering sending him a dead fish...that's how bad it got. We are now reconsidering our decision to join up with APBA. This weekend at the race meeting, we'll discuss it with the teams and get their thoughts. From what I can see...and always have seen...APBA provides OPA and it's teams with the following benefits.
1. The ability to do joint event with categories like Jet Skis which make for a bigger and better overall event for our race producers, sponsors and fans.
* Most jet-ski race courses are not large enough to support a offshore race and the larger hydro sites dont have the extra money to bring offshore in, so if we need to bring our
own funds to race why do we need APBA again?
2. The ability for our teams to set records on an enduring web site/ record book.
* I have some spare time and a computer printer.. send me a check and I'll print you up a sheet.
3. The ability for UIM teams to race with us.
* They can already, OPA is open to EVERY TEAM
4. The ability for OPA teams to get into the APBA Hall of Champions.
* In all honesty this means very little to me, maybe more to others..
If the downside of having to deal with APBA politics exceeds the upside, we'll move sideways and dump the alphabet soup and go back to being just OPA.
1. The ability to do joint event with categories like Jet Skis which make for a bigger and better overall event for our race producers, sponsors and fans.
* Most jet-ski race courses are not large enough to support a offshore race and the larger hydro sites dont have the extra money to bring offshore in, so if we need to bring our
own funds to race why do we need APBA again?
2. The ability for our teams to set records on an enduring web site/ record book.
* I have some spare time and a computer printer.. send me a check and I'll print you up a sheet.
3. The ability for UIM teams to race with us.
* They can already, OPA is open to EVERY TEAM
4. The ability for OPA teams to get into the APBA Hall of Champions.
* In all honesty this means very little to me, maybe more to others..
If the downside of having to deal with APBA politics exceeds the upside, we'll move sideways and dump the alphabet soup and go back to being just OPA.
04-29-2014 | 02:46 PM
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I just spoke to Mark Wheeler at APBA. This is NOT a SVL record. He knows the boat was not legal for the APBA/OPA SVL class. The record will be under special events and the class will be called MODIFIED Super Vee Lite. It is NOT an offshore SVL record.
Questions? Call APBA and speak to Mark Wheeler.
Questions? Call APBA and speak to Mark Wheeler.
04-29-2014 | 02:55 PM
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Maybe a follow up question would be how he feels about losing $25,000-30,000 dollars from OPA because of these business ethics and practices. Maybe you could suggest that he call it the "Washington, NC PRIVATE Shootout Record" which maybe will allow him to save face with OPA, if OPA would actually buy it.....
04-29-2014 | 03:36 PM
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Respectfully on this regard, can't the board of directors of OPA discuss this and make a decision? OPA is formally known as OPA Racing, LLC which entails that it is in business to make money. Racers are nothing more than customers that pay for the privilege to compete on the OPA platform. When the racers decided to go to OC last year with no purse, no travel money, with it being a non-paying race site, how much did that cost the OPA business infrastructure? No matter what, the racers think about themselves and dont keep in mind that if OPA goes broke, they dont have a platform or venue to race at, unless they want to travel to fla. OPA has somehow, someway has come up with a formula for the racers to race as cheap as possible, please OPA hierarchy, make this decision without the input of the racers, please do what is best for the OPA business model. You know that the 25-30 g's will be better utilized for OPA business, not a digital magazine
04-29-2014 | 04:05 PM
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I was under the impression that APBA was going to make it easier to try and unify offshore. Set a standard set of rules and build from there with regions. I still believe its what must be done to unify the sport. If APBA can not provide documentation on tec and raising the bar from where it has been for the last few years then there is a issue that must be addressed. Don't trash it just yet. Evaluate if it can be fixed going forward or is it just a money making idea that will not live up to the expectations. It works both ways guys. We would all need to step up !!
04-29-2014 | 04:35 PM
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