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If all aspects are perfect, view , field of boats and venue which is your favorite to watch??

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What about Factory 1....hopefully in time it will grow to 20 or more boats like it used to be.....that was some of the most competitive and exciting racing ever.

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Any class, either run alone or intermixed with other classes as long as there is deck to deck racing or as close to it as possible.

And it doesn't matter what class is running if they are too far away for the fans to see/enjoy.... :evilb:

Just my .02 lira...

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I agree. Hope Factory 2 makes a come back also. :cool:

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I think we have seen its course, what factories support it???
it is going the way A class and B class went, while in its heyday very exciting but without true factory support, what is the point, How many have we seen so far this year?? if you have 5 or 6 competitive boats it can be exciting racing but but it has seen its day in my opinion.

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Pete,
I respectfully disagree that five or six boats in a class makes for exciting racing for the racers or the fans.Without question, the level of competition in all classes would improve if thier was only one national sanctioning body...or at least a working relationship among the various groups.

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I have to agree to this also.

Pete, I think thier is more to the story than "no factory support". :rolleyes:

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20 boats would certainly be great, but it hasnt happened in years and wont, its not going to happen, wether there is one sactioning body or 2, Factory racing has seen its better day. :(

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I'm partial of course, but I love the Stock(Outboard) Class boats.

Great guys, on and off the course, and they run hard no matter what the water. Usually less than 10mph lap-average from the top classes with less than half the HP and much smaller(and flightier) boats.

I think the biggest BALLZ run in the smallest boats.

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Factory 1

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Favorite class other then Stock class would have to be F1 when everyone was running the carb & efi 500's from Mercury. Another words pre Vortec and 525, which ultimately killed the class to begin with. Once those motor programs came into play it was the begining of the end of that class. Heck that upgrade in HP had F1's out running SVL's that year when they ran in the same races. I remember watching three Merc 525 powered F1's running out in front of the SVL's in Ft Lauderdale one year.

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F1
I also loved A class, the only reason A class went away was the advent of "P" class racing and F1. Boats that weren't legal for F1 were forced to race in "P". It was also A class which set the record for the number of entries in a class in the 1994 Key West Worlds, 34.
I think the old factory 1 class had it all, alot of boats and competative racing! When APBA raced in Cape Cod three years ago, F1 had 5 lead changes. When was the last time any "modern class" had this many changes for the lead?

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i'm going to leave the politics out of it, any race that has a loaded field, good viewing, and no injuries or damage works for me although now that i own an outboard cat...SS rocks.

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Factory Class racing was without a doubt, the best racing in years.
It was this kind of racing that most of us performance boaters could relate to. But with 3 engine choices and the officials trying create some parity, it faded away.
The Stock Outboards seem to be pretty exciting based on the previously mentioned reasons.
SuperCat and SuperCat Light could be combined into one class.

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Berns29,
Keep playing with that cat of yours, I see racing in your future. SQ

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FACTORY CLASS , just better racing ,hope it gets back to 10 or more boats in each class.

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Factory Class.....but I'm biased. :drink:

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Hey SQ...if my pockets were only a little deeper and my business schedule allowed it, i would say you might be on to something :drink:

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Factory 1
&
Factory 2

Old "A" Class
&
Old "B" Class

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Now this looks like fun for drivers/crews and us fans.. :D

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Okay, I may be a P-class racer, but I love to watch the Superboat Stocks! Great looking boats and usually a lot of action.

Still hoping F1 will make a come back...besides the P-classes...the spectators really seem to relate to the F-classes and that's where we'd like to be someday (hopefully in a factory sponsored boat).

Sean

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Factory

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Survey says......................FACTORY!
Poll results show the "Light" classes have the lightest fan base.
Hmmmmm?

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and to think it was not even on the survey :rolleyes:
why?

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When i started this poll i asked, for favorites with perfect parameters, if ask which is your favorite class given today state of the classes what would it be?? If Factory racing is still your favorite with 2 or 3 boats, great but in its current state it is not growing, hasnt grown in 4 years.

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Factory 1 and 2 all the way!

Those are the guys that hang it on the line. When ever I see the Freeze Frame Video booth at the races I always try to buy some of the late 90s races. Amazing! nothing now even comes close.

I do not understand what happened??

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Factory racing was the major determining factor on both of my performance boat purchasing selections. If a manafacture does not have a boat competing then they are just slow!


Factory Racing Sells Boats PERIOD!

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agree! :D:

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No, not biased, I would certainly enjoy seeing more than one or 2 boats in a class, F-1 certainly has a good chance to comeback, however IMO F-2 will not SV is very simular withthe safety of a canopy, as for cost SV certainly isnt entry level, but neither is F-2. MD has a very valid point reguarding F-1.

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Right on.. St Pete 2003..

To me that course was the most exciting and fan/photo friendly of all venues I have attended,except for Rooster tail turn at Detroit for the Unlimited Hydros I used to follow around.,

In 2004 the St Pete course was so far out I got nothing but crappy shots even with a 800mm tele.

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Mark.. Now this is what I call exciting..I call it COMMIN & GOIN....