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Re: Factory racing
Originally Posted by Pete B
Bruce, do you think it will be in both F-1 and F-2 ??
I do believe F-1 has a chance to make a strong comeback. I dont think it will be the F-1 that we knew back in the day. Meaning, I dont think factories will be so quick to support F-1 race boats or offering any kind of incentives to teams. I do think some of the older F-1s will get sold and repowered, and hopefully come back out to race. If and when the class makes a comeback, you may see some manufacturers looking to get back involved. But, they are gonna want some TV exposure and I dont see them getting the kind of exposure they got in 2001 2002 2003 just my opinion. |
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Originally Posted by KLAATU
When factory classes do come back ,assuming they do ! ( I hope so ). It will be a surge of the latest technology in new hull design's , such as ,the venom & lavey craft ,(just to start it off ) currently forging ahead . The factory boat's sitting on trailer's ......... waiting..... for yet another year to pass , as spoken of here . Have progress against them .
( just the opinion of a bystander . MICHAEL ) Kudo's to the guy's workin' it ! According to the poll here Every one want's to see ya'll succeed , Me Too :D Laveycraft has always been a contender. Im not so sure bout the Venom. Theres nothing special or progressive bout its design. Plus its too big for the class. Thats alot of boat to push with a 496. Right now, the 27 Activator is the boat to beat. and there are a couple of boats out there that can put up the fight. ie: Typhoon (Kryptonite), Screamin Eagle (Warlock), Propco (Warlock), Raising Cane (Phantom) Twisted Chix (Phantom), Flashwave (Warlock) Velocity VR-1 and possibly the new Extreme. I dont see anything special being done with these boats that will give them the edge. In F-1, its all about having balls. Who's gonna run wide open through the ruff stuff? At the end of the day, that will be the winner. |
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Additionally, I dont expect to see anyone running to spend 80 or 90k on a F-1 boat, when there are so many competitve used boats on the market for half the price.
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I was one of those very people that gave F-1 serious thought for this season.
I would still like to get out there and give those guys a run for their money. I had my choice of boats available to me . but between my busy work schedule forcing me to miss the first couple races and the pending success of the class, I elected to wait it out. Plus, I dont think I would have been able to get the 496 in and ready by the time I decided to run. So...if I dont get my Supercat next year, maybe I'll try F-1 :D |
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So what are they sitting and waiting for? What are they looking to see happen? A stable race series? check. A stable rule book? Check. A voice within the sanctioning body? Check. What am I missing?
The merger has been done. Unification for factory class is complete. Everyone's prayers were answered, so where are the boats? The F2 teams took a vote and decided to stay with what they had, 500s. F1 decided on the 496 for slower speeds and lower cost of entry. I'd like to see F1 grow again as the spec class on a budget. I agree, anyone with the $ for F2 should go directly to the safer Super Vee class. I hate to say it but what's missing is the dream of a bigger picture..or a brighter future. Just my observation. |
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Give it time Ron....
I think 2 or 3 more boats might show before the end of the season. And Next year ..maybe 2 or 3 more. Then you'll have 10. We may be onto something here :eek: |
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I hope you're right. Spec class racing is way different than P-class and F1 was/is the only inexpensive way to get started. It should be a big part of the SBI fleet.
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The only problem I can see is there are still motor options. Is the 496 a proven RACE motor? That is still a big question in my mind. Will mother Merc. step up and help see this class grow with contingency money. I wouldnt count on the Factory's. There are very few factory's that make competitive boats and even less that are willing to take a chance on there reputation if the boat is not winning. Most of the manufacturers are small time and build great boats but cant dream of supporting a race team to represent there product to its potential. If they just sell the boat to Joe racer and the racer doesn't preform well then its a reflection on his product. What would be really cool is if one of the bigger Manufactures would make a F1 boat at a killer deal and everyone had the same motor and drive combo. :D
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Well said MD!!!
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I started racing in 2000 was just thinking of the teams that
were racing. how many can you remember? Factory 1 F1-91 TEAM WARLOCK - F1-13 ALE HOUSE RACING F1-20 FOUNTAIN DIRECT.COM - F1-38 TWISTED CHYX F1-54 TEAM PROGRESSION - F1-23 MORAL HAZARD F1-76 TWO CRUEL - F1-17 RAISING CAIN F1-1 FREEDOM OFFSHORE - F1-14 FULL TILT RACING F1-49 ERASER - F1-35 TEAM BAJA F1-02 TEAM WARLOCK - F1-56 TEAM LINEBACKER F1-08 TEAM FORMULA - F1-60 RUSTY WALLACE/ FOUNTAIN F1-32 TEAM SUNSATION - F1-29 TYPHOON F1-52 OFFSHORE ADDICTION - F1-2 TEAM WARLOCK F1-06 TOTAL LASER CARE - F1-24 HYPERACTIVE F1-11 COMPUTE THIS - F1-96 HOLLIS MOTORSPORTS F1-58 GREEN GOS - F1-19 MAX F1-26 LIGHTHOUSE MARINE - F1-55 SHOWBIZKID.COM F1-50 SUTPHEN/BOXER - F1-96 PROTOTYPE FACTORY 2 F2-75 LAKE CUMBERLAND - F2-98 TREADWELL MOTORSPORTS F2-57 UTZ - F2-1 MATCO VOYAGER/HIGH VOLTAGE F2-38 TWISTED STYX - F2-80 HERBOTT/RACING (I THROTTLED) F2-77 AWSOME - F2-42 MORAL HAZARD F2-24 AQUANATOR - F2-62 TALISMAN RACING F2-40 LADY HUSTLER - F2-33 TALKSTORY OFFSHORE F2-21 SNAPPERHEAD - F2-52 FAST TECH RACING F2-32 TOTAL MARINE - F2-60 TSUNAMI F2-78 XTRA LEAN - F2-45 VELOCIRAPTOR F2-51 TEAM BAJA - F2-54 TEAM BAJA F2-58 CGS FEROCIOUS - F2-15 PARTS UNLIMITED F2-95 MAXX - F2-30 MICCOSUKEE INDIAN GAMING F2-90 VOODOO RACING - F2-46 TALK'N TOOLS F2-31 TEAM SCARAB CANADA - F2-88 TEAM SNAP ON F2-76 ANOTHER FOUNTIAN - F2-47 TEAM CHIROPRACTOR F2-34 PIPE DREAMS - F2-56 SUPER SONIC F2-17 DICK SIMON MARINE - F2-07 BAANG CAF'E WILD CHILD F2-16 BACKDRAFT RACING - F2-50 TEAM SUTPHEN F2-27 DON'T BLINK - F2-26 SUN COUNTRY RACING F2-05 TWISTER - F2-18 GONE BALLISTIC F3 F3-37 TEAM BOAT HOUSE - F3-67 TEAM TELLIUM F3-16 ROLL OFFS - F3-1 WARLOCK POWERBOATS F3-12 PEPPERS - F3-13 DONQ-INCOMTEMPT F3-33 CATTITUDE - F3-58 TEAM AWESOME F3-07 SEBERTECH - F3-53 RELLIES RACING F3-11 TEAM DOUGLAS - F3-36 UTTERLY FANTASTIC F4 F4-9 BLONDIE - F4-1 CITRE SHINE F4-34 TEAM BOATHOUSE - F4-38 CRITIAL LIFT F4-28 FLOWMASTER - F4-19 CAT CAN DO F4-57 ZERO PATIENCE - F4-21 CATASTROPHIC F4-30 TEAM EXTREAM - F4-69 BODYGUARD F4-17 ROAD HARD - F4-45 MFW RACING (my fathers wallet) F4-17 EMS RACING - F4-05 CITRE SHINE F4-88 BARRY CUDA - F4-02 SECRET AGENT CRIMEBUSTERS i apologize if I forgot anyone. Jo __________________ Life is to short to have an ugly boat! http://www.formulaboats.com/ http://www.davidbrianjewelers.com/ |
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