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Originally Posted by TYPHOON
(Post 2372483)
To all the smaller teams remember you may be with giants in the sport but you are the strength behind all organizations. Be honest with your thoughts and loud with your ideas!.
MD In OPA, I don't think there are any small teams or big teams. We are all the same size. That's what's great about that bunch of racers and crews. |
Originally Posted by Wahoo ATV
(Post 2372696)
Ok, here we go. I got to ask.
Why would OPA add more classes, increase its costs, dilute the purse, increase fixed costs, over burden the volunteers and bring and pay for tech inspections, just so a few teams, that don't want to race under our current rules, can come and race with us? Why? |
Originally Posted by scottc
(Post 2372699)
In OPA, I don't think there are any small teams or big teams. We are all the same size. That's what's great about that bunch of racers and crews.
What about Small team with Big Engines :eek::D |
No one hear is pissed at OSS.....remember....we are all happy were we are at....read your first post....and then read this....we are United....
Every Org had teams in Key West.....that has not happend since 04....its now back.... Everything I stated was fact.....your group is the only one not on board.....thats not bashing them....just stating a fact...you guys have had your vision since day one....and all the other Orgs are happy were you are and were they are.... OSS has 4 options I listed above.....and your Org will do one of them that you guys feel is the best for you Org.... But before you say that were not United...like Augie said 84 boats registered in OPA..over 84 boats registered in SBI/APBA....Thats United....we will never have every racer on board.....to many ego's and agenda's....but we do have 85% of the racers on board.. thats better then anything we have had in a long time.... Jimmy...spelling has never been my fortaeeeeeee Where the heck are the pics of the new boat.... |
Ok I was going to keep it a secret till February, Here ya go. www.Bateauxnewyork.com. Seems the Captain is related. He agreed to let Augie drive. Party anyone?
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Steve, You are referring to the original OSS leadership that left the APBA and now those people have left OSS and are in OPA. The OSS leadership is a completely new bunch of guys that also have a vision of trying to put on large races to make a bigger show for fans ,sponsors and racers. What is wrong with that vision? Why cant you get past the past? we cant bring it back we can only go forward. The P class guys have always had a place to run. OPA,SBI,APBA and west coast. Yes in the day APBA gave me tons of coverage on TV and I thought I gave back pretty good entertainment value in return. APBA destroyed the F1 class and left me with a new $100k boat and no competition to race in and yes I joined OSS which offered a class that I wanted to race in. If that makes me a bad person in your eyes so be it. Augie came on here and said it was just a few short years ago and we only had 12 teams in our home town racing. Please dont forget I was one of the few teams that showed up to ALL those races and some times with 2 boats to support this sport I love. OPA could always count on Typhoon to be there. So what have you done lately?
Wahoo, Why would it effect OPA's cost and the rest of the things you mentioned? No one ever said it would cost OPA a penny. Yes it cost money to bring the OSS teams and staff but how about saying we welcome the OSS but we need to raise are own money to make it work. Again we didnt get that far. Im afraid with all this pent up anger of a few we will never see eye to eye. OSS will go forward and develope there own race sites and we can all talk about how great the past was. MD |
Originally Posted by glassdave
(Post 2372388)
well somebody post a damn pic of somebodys new boat already :D
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Dean...you are exactly right....WHY....
ScottC...thats right...OPA looks at every team as equals...not big boats and small...we as racers have been treated with respect period....if OPA looses one boat becasue the way they have been treated....OPA takes that as a direct refaction on there Org. Lesson to be learned....just becuase you have a lot of money or have a sucessfull business...dose not mean you treat your people right.... Like I said....why is it when things don't go the way a few racers want... that everyelse is holding this sport back... |
Can you say....Party on the water.....I hate to be that captain and crew on that boat that night.....
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Gino, Many of the OSS teams that were in KW and other events were under the impression that by racing some races with other org. it would also help with the future of united for 08. It is now pretty clear that it was just a snow job to get OSS teams to those race sites but had no intention of ever recipicating back to OSS. I thought it was GREAT to see so many teams in KW and thought thank god the healing is happening. IT got real close and now has stalled again. I cant believe a race site producer wouldnt want more boats at there event.
MD |
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