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cats out of the bag.... oops.

maybe he was saying mystery boat

Pete....I think the differance between spec racing and bracket racing comes down to money....

To race spec...its is a constant investment to make your boat faster and handle better...and continue to purchase the newer advancements from the manufactures, I'm not saying its a bad thing...it just limites the amount of racers that have the time and money to do it....

While in bracket...you can take any performance boat....spend what you can to get it running at a good speed and get put into a class....tweeking here and there on acceleration dose not cost much at all....

I've done both....and to see what a year of spec racing costs to a year of bracket racing costs...the lost/profit statement would baffle you...and to take the overall racing....I'm talking about, take the adv. lap speeds and how close the racing was...

An we all say its about the fans....and we need to put on a show....well the fans really don't know the differants between spec and bracket racing, but they do know watching deck to deck racing from start to finish is what makes this sport exciting....and maybe spec racers will understand that there is a big place in Offshore racing for us.....

Just a thought...

No one ever said there wasnt a place, but in all motorsports you have the Bracket class and the Pro class. Example is Drag boats while the bracket classes fill the show, its the top fuel guy that the fans want to see, thier races are over in 4.5 seconds, and its another 2 hrs or so before they run again. During this time the top fuel motors are tore down and rebuilt which there is always a crowd around when this happens.

As for the fans, they dont know the difference but they do know when the boats like Bud Select come out, And when many ask the difference in the class, and the usual reply is "Thats too confusing". with such large turn outs singleing out the classes may make for a better understanding of the classes.

If all the spec boats were to come over and race in bracket racing you would see many of the older boats leave, because they know they would simple be out gunned.

Please remember that its the Big guys from the various organizations and manufacturer's that put in thier $$$ and they want to be the show.

First off !! who is mut & who is jeff ?? Do I know them ? what boat do they run ? 2nd I'll take that bet !!! I'll even put 25 large up against your $ 0 lets go this weekend I'll fly the four of us down and we can stop and pick up DC's bail in KW so you know I'm serious. Or maybe pink slips AAAHHH !! better yet if we win you give us the right to borrow that badboy so we can go put a hurtin on that catkiller thingamajig. Or would it upset you if we made that boat WORK !! a little. Ask my little buddy halfpint (Herb ) if he thinks the motors would stay together past 6000 for more then 15 min. cuz I would hate to be leading and then break

Hey Stanch, i hope your enjoying your championship this winter.You probably feel as proud as Mike Tyson knocking out a kid from Elementary school-JC

JC, Iron Mike has the mentality of a grade school kid so that might not have been the best analogy, lol. Hey he doesn't read these posts does he?

WELL ??? Johnny ? Smitty ? If you guys weren't a couple of old farts that were born before DIRT !!! you wouldn't have to think about it so long !!

Wait A Min Curtis Your Boat Beat Me When Jc Had The Stix , Maybe Louie's Right ???? You Gotta Push Them Puppies Alllllll The Way Down !!!!!