Lucas Oil didnt fare so well at the start, with motor problems, they didnt finish a lap. and to add further injury to insult, they ran aground.

for all you apache fans

Pete,

Why did you go to the race? So you could come on here and rag on SBI/APBA? What it as perfect as your OSS races? For someone who says that AMF walks on water why dont you follow his lead and do and act as to benefit our sport. I wont make excuses for anything that didnt go according to plan. We had a great time and I am so sorry that I couldnt get my boat back together in time so your hero could have some competition. I sincerly apologize that this race did not live up to your standards.

I invite you to put on a race in either Ft Myers and/or Atlanta and put together something half as nice as what transpired this weekend. It will then give us the oportunity to come and announce to the world how lousy it was.

Best to you and I wish you the best with your glass house!

Trent

Are you saying YOUput on the race??

As far as benefiting the sport, I am just posting pics, for the less fortunate boat racing fans that couldnt make it to south Florida. If I was really trying to bash it, I wouldnt have bothered to post any pics!

Did it live up to yours??

To me every race should be like a Key West Race where the best of the best meet up, this is supposed to be a Professional sport, what if only 10 cars showed up for the Daytona 500, what if only 10 of the colts showed up tomorrow for the superbowl. Having 15 races where 25 or less boats numerous classes show isnt good for the sport,
it makes a mockery of those that are truly trying to accel the sport.

Keep in mind you are in that glass house as well, that glass house being offshore, its fragile enough as it is. sugar coating will not fix it.

On a more positive note, I would love to see Predator square off with the On the Chip guys!

As an avid Offshore racing fan I just wanted to add my $.01 worth regarding the sport off Offshore Racing. While the AMF team does a fantastic job in promoting and supporting the sport it appears that there is too much clashing of the different sanctions for the fans to truly enjoy offshore racing. The Production and Manufacturers classes had a tremendous turnout in Hollywood, but the 'Big Boys' showing left something to be desired.
I know I'm going to get SLAMMED for this input, but this happens at the majority of the races. Why can't all the sactioning bodies work together instead of the obvious power struggles that are ripping the sport apart. I would bet the fan base and attendance at the races would double or triple if all of the sanctions would work in harmony!

I would hardly say that pete is bashing sbi.......he gave it the most "Press" on OSO.................

trent, as i see it, at least pete attended a sbi race and is giving photo ops to those racers.. trent-when was the last oss race you attended? there was alot of hyperbole prior to the race, and the overall boat count again was poor. look at the post on the sbi section of oso and if it weren't for the p classes, there would have been hardly anything on the water. if exposure to the whole world was on objective as stated many times during the offseason, then the numbers did not live up to all the pre-race propaganda. your attitude exempifies many of sbi'ers towards oss. you and others try to make fun of oss racesites and racers, but do you come to participate or watch? i cannot recite numbers, but i do believe that oss averaged more boats in fewer classes in 2006 than sbi which in my book allows for better competition. About the only person that backs up what he preaches is John Haggin and he is from what i see, about the only person that could unify the two series. He right now is the best thing since sliced bread for offshore racing. personally i could care less about oss vs. sbi, i just want to see RACING. But to have a race you need competitors. i can say i honestly didnt go because i did not want to watch a parade of multiple classes and few same class competitors. i do want to say, sbi did manage a great coup trying to do this in conjunction with the superbowl which i am sure was a very difficult task. good job in that department.

Thanks for the update Pete. I usually disagree w/ some of your comments but I thought this thread was informitive and I enjoyed the pics and information!

Thank you for the photos and the information as well.

Not taking sides, just love to see the boats racing.

It isnt always about agreeing, its about what we are passionate about, when attending any motorsport or competition that is what i want to see! In certain aspect of this sport ALL organizations have done a little in damaging it.