Maximus

OSS approved the rules and NAME change for the old turbine extreme class. All owners and drivers agreed to open the class up to all and create the fastest No rules racing class ever.


RULES FOR UNLIMITED OFFSHORE CLASS

I. General-

A .Name change from Turbine Extreme to Unlimited Offshore

B. Race length-80 mile minimum

C. Saturday qualifying for lane choice

1. Unlimited Offshore Class boats will run 3 qualifying laps on the Saturday before race day at a specific time designated by OSS to determine lane choice.

2. Lap 1 will be a warm up lap followed by 2 hot laps

a. Hot laps will be timed by an OSS official

b. Fastest lap speed earns lane choice for Sunday race followed second

fastest etc.

c. Qualifying order to be determined by drawing numbers at Friday

drivers meeting.

d. Qualifying time to be determined at or before Friday drivers

meeting or before.



II Technical-

A. Hull type- No Restrictions- Catamaran, Vee, Trimaran etc.

1. Length- 40ft minimum (running surface)

2. No maximum length restriction

B. Engine specs- No restrictions- Turbine or Piston allowed

1. No restrictions on performance modifications, no flame show or after

Burners allowed

2. Fuel-No restrictions

3. Number of engines-No restrictions

4. Exhaust-Water cooled, insulated, or coated only for turbines, no restrictions on piston powered boats

C. Transmissions-No restrictions

D. Rudders:

1. Materials-Stainless steel, steel, or titanium allowed

2. Shape-No restriction

3. Depth- No restrictions

4. Trim and lift allowed

5. Integrity- rudders must be x-rayed at least twice per year

6. Documentation must be provided

Sean H

so did they combine the extreme cat class or just rename the turbine class?

Ron P

These new rules rename the turbine class and allow gas motors to run with them too....if they want to. The Extreme Class is still available for piston boats.

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Something tells me I am going to need a faster lens for 2009...

Nice work guys !!!

I am sure we all hope they choose to race together.