What is a WORLD CHAMPION?
 

Everywhere we look, everyone seems to be a World and/or National Champion...I am guessing that it is easier to get this title now than before...so, WHAT is before and WHEN did it get so easy to get this title? I have heard that a World Championship title was EARNED in the earlier days, late 70's to early 80's. What is the REAL story on championships? WHO and WHEN?

Don't bite on this BS its a waste of time

If you give Carbonell $2700 and race one other boat and win, you can be WORLD CHAMPION. Then you have to try to get the race winnings (cash). It's that simple!

I guess if one won the American title then went and won a U.I.M Championship overseas then it could be construed as a World Champion; How else?

so whose this x-caliber anyways....could we have another dual id poster going on here??? just registers today and is already stirring up crap....hmmm, inquiring minds want to know;)

Todd,

How you and tracy been ? Is the AT still up for grabs ? My vacation is just about to end and soon I will be looking for lots of inventory. Let me know! Bosco:D

John,

nice to hear from you. Tracy and I are doing great. Plan on making the move to sunny Florida early next year. Stayed in Tampa the other weekend and really enjoyed it.

Yea for the right person at the right price "Best Revenge" is always up for sale :D Gotta consider the move up in size you know.;)

P-7 World Champions
 

Here's a picture of the boat I won the championship in last year. We duked it out with Boston Whaler - Boat US - Sea Swirl - Angler and many other fine competitors. We're proud of our title and we'll be back to defend!

2002 World Champions P7-1

Mike:

Yea she's a real beauty. I'm dialing her in for The Worlds now. She's running 47.5 mph now thanks to my 150 Yamaha HPDI. Alittle prop work and I'll be in the front of the pack! Check out our latest member of the team. She's got a 454 cu inch Chevy and will probally break out at over 50 mph! BH

That looks like a Nautique!

I can appreciate the "towing" capabilities of a Ski Nautique, but don't you get the snot beaten out of you when going out in the rough stuff to tow someone back in?:confused:

Joker is from Lake Lanier
There aint no stinkin waves in Lake Lanier:eek: :D

That explains it.:p

FUNNY
 

No waves on Lake Lanier? Average wave height on the weekend would be 2-3's. It's very rough and if the wind blows lookout! I am surprised that you boat EXPERTS didn't catch that my boat is not a Ski Nautique - It's a Barefoot Nautique - totally different hull derived from the Fish Nautique. She rides like a dream - haha - BH

Come on Joker 2-3's?
I'll give you thae fact that it might chop up now and again.
How would you compare to Daytona this year during the race

You have to remember we have thousands of boats running in all directions - some cruisers are 40-50 ft throwing up some huge waves- throw in a windy day and it's bigger than you would think. Just ask the Screamin Eagle throttleman. We demo'd my 28 Joker in some pretty rough stuff. Daytona this year was super flat and Lake Lanier on the weekends is always rough. BH

Never under estimate a lake...... Short steep chop... hard to read... criss cross wave/wake action...sometimes hard to span...heavy traffic of all kinds.

I agree with Joker.

T2x

I grew up in Jersey and I'll concede, I remember how the barnegat bay used to get. Very sloppy and unpredictible

I've run Lake Lanier a number of times, including the Poker Run when there are quite a few boats on it. It really can get rough!

For my Malibu Sunsetter LXI ski boat......

Yes lakes can get rough, like the Great Lakes, Lanier come on!

jc

here's another
 

Here's our newest champion - 21ft of plastic that will debut next week and piloted by Captain Lynn Zoeller - haha- BH

World Champions?????
 

Back to X-caliber's original question - here is my opinion.

It depends on the sport - In pro football it is the the guy who was good enough to get a college scholarship........ who was good enough to get drafted to the NFL....who was lucky enough to be on a team of those that believed in "teamwork" enough to win it all.

In individual track competition - it is the student that works his ass off and gets a college scholarship......who works to become national champion........ then qualifies to compete as a professional. After being invited to participate in select events, (because of his/her years of effort), he/she beats the best of the best, and becomes World Champion.

In Offshore Powerboat Racing, it is the guy that decides to "go racing" and has deep enough pockets to do it right.

Years of qualification to participate? No, just start at the rear of the pack in the first race.

Drafted to the "big leagues"? No, $500 to $2,000 per race will buy you a seat in a race boat.

Licensed to compete? No, pay those membership fees and you are side by side with those that have been racing for 20 years.

I am not trying to bash anyone, but face it - offshore is a sport of those that are willing to participate, not those that have qualified to participate.

I raced from 1999 to 2001, so I am not taking shots at racers. Mike Tomlinson used to say at the driver's meetings that we were "the best of the best". Does that really mean that we were the best of those few that were willing to spend the money to participate?

Food for thought, and one person's opinion.....that's all.

Answer - World Champs are crowned in Key West after the two race scores are combined.

National Champs are crowned once the race scores are combined for point earned at national races throughout the season.

When you go to Key West or wherever the world championships are held, the slate is wiped clean and all teams have a shot at the title.

Joker STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!! my ****ing stomach hurts from laughing sooooo much

diversion
 

I was actually trying to divert around the original question - haha . Some certain people like to follow me around on here too - BH

I think Ron P is correct. My friend raced his 36ft daytona at the worlds when they came to new orleans and had never raced a single race before that weekend. He won and got to recieve a trophy from Reggie and was crowned "world champion". It was fun for all involved and winning made it even better but we never made to big a deal about the World Champion stuff except when joking around with him.