Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

I dont think a single engine boat should ever race a twin.
I second that motion.

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

What about a single big block against twin 260HP small blocks?

How about a single Big block against twin O/Bs?

Agreed, twin big blocks need to race against other twin big blocks.

One point, some of the best racing of the year was Typhoon's little single engine 29' Kryptonite against Augies big twin engine Scarab.

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

Did someone say small blocks? :D

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

For me some of the fun in P class is watching the different type boats racing each other. In Cambridge A twin weed whacker cat spanked the triple motor Apache in P2 Im am sure in the ocean the results would be different

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

I agree ,P-class is now,and has been a major contributor to racing and will continue to grow if their are stricter guidelines and regulations-length-power, V,-Cat, canopy, non-canopy, all these factors and others allow greater parity and spark further interest and help the P-class grow and continue to carry many venues. :drink:

Walt F1-1

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

I agree ,P-class is now,and has been a major contributor to racing and will continue to grow if their are stricter guidelines and regulations-length-power, V,-Cat, canopy, non-canopy, all these factors and others allow greater parity and spark further interest and help the P-class grow and continue to carry many venues. :drink:

Walt F1-1

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

Hey, like 260hp, not 800hp, 10,000 rpm grenades. :D

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

I'm all new to this boat racin stuff... but a long time drag racer. Seems to me the P classes are like bracket racin. Run what ya brung, you still gotta run the number whether you have 2000hp or 500hp, 28 or 38ft right?

The less rules the better for the racer, and the less classes the better for the spectator. You can confuse people real fast, thus loosing their intrest.

My intrest in P4 came w/the fact that as long as I can run 74mph laps it really don't matter what I or you are running them in.

Keep it simple for all involved is my constructive critisim.

Happy New Year to all :drink:

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

There was a time where twin small blocks and single big blocks competed together. It was known as "A Class". Boats were similar in size and style (i.e. vee bottom) and was before the advent of "break out speeds".
Popular in the GLSC series.
The boat that comes to mind was a twin SBC Magnum called Short Circuit.
So, yes, SB and BB can (and did) compete together with parity designed into the class.
I do not discount "P Class" racing, I just like to see tighter racing as displayed in P5.

Re: A Positive Thread of what changes need to be made in Offshore Racing???
 

next people wont want a cat to race with a v hull. :rolleyes: leave the P's alone it is the racing junkies(diehards) class(not ment as a knock down) which is one of the funner ones to watch for all the boats with differences duking it out on the course. The class works if stuff needs to change it should be the F classes with all the motor swaps haveto run this and that not fun doing it settle and agree and leave be, or better yet KISS. More people would get back into it except that the rules are changing when something different comes about or someone needs a new rule in place.