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What a great way to start the season with some new faces in SVL OSS. The Screaming Eagles were the big suprise to me. They ran GREAT for there first race out of the box. WHM with Eric and new driver Glenn Wilson did a good job for just getting together that weekend. It was great to finally race with George in the Imco boat with special guest and driver Will Smith. As usual the word champions were ahead of us the whole race and the back of there Wild Ride boat looked great. Wil and Larry in Gempro crushed the field in there blistering fast boat as normal.
We have some pics we will try and post ASAP.

Eric Cormier made up hats and stickers in memory of Eric Walburg that we were all wearing. Eric was in our minds and hearts all weekend and will be missed very much this season.
MD :D

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Randy you guys ran a good race, just a couple of seconds behind Wild Ride, but Alan and Screamin eagle has his eye on you.

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Looks like it was pretty nice poker running water. :p :D

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It was perfect!
MD

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Its called Offshore Racing Not River Racing. :D :D :D

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Mike, I dont think you are in any position to make any comments. Sarcastic or otherwise

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What are you talking about, it's 2-4................ inches!!! Hey, maybe they will have big water in Pickwick!

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Hay, Maybe DHLAW will race his 3rd race in his 2 year career in FT. Lauderdale at 9:00 AM when there cleaning the beaches before the big event ( The Air Show).
MD :evilb: :evilb:

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Ball Buster aint it.... all your races and still cant get any respect. Thats 3 races in 2 years, md

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Hmmmmmmm........

Then why did you post this on post #31....

"Man do they have all the luck. What a great way to start off the season and measure up your compatition. Wish everyone a safe race and lots of fun.
MD"

.....of this thread-

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=100016

By the way......you were referring to Bruce's prior post about 8' to 10' seas at the SBI/APBA Miami race.

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I dont get where you are going with it Phantom. When I said perfect I was refereing to Qballs statment on the poker run comment. I think we all want a mix of waters to race in. Last year the Biloxi race had big water on the outside leg. This year it didnt. You get what you get boys.
MD :D

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Also wanted to thank OSS for the check for $2000. on the spot for 3rd place. Wil also said his check for 1st was for $5000. And to boot the entry fee's went down.

MD :D

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I could go for a calm water race myself, I haven't been in calm water since St Pete in 03 :crazy:

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See, now you can take that $2000 check you just got and send it to SBI so that we can see you in Key West!!! No excuses.......

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What kind of check did the Cat Outboard winners get? Please post a few pictures of the happy winners with their checks Typhoon. Thanks-

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Every class gets the same payout. Also every class pays the same entry fee.

The Stock Outboard cats made out great. Only 3 boats came and first got a $5000 chech and 2nd got a $3000 check and even Mojo who broke got a check for $2000
MD :D

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[QUOTE=TYPHOON]Every class gets the same payout. Also every class pays the same entry fee.

The Stock Outboard cats made out great. Only 3 boats came and first got a $5000 chech and 2nd got a $3000 check and even Mojo who broke got a check for $2000
MD :D[/QUOTE Also Mercury gave the winners 2500.00 for 1st place boats !

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[QUOTE=T/Motorsports]not too shabby :D

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It PAYS to race OSS.... :drink: :drink: :drink:

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Thanks Mark,the mercury money is for parts only.If we keep up the good finishs we only need 3 more wins and then we can buy another set of props.Every little bit helps offset the cost of racing.

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M&M or Shame, What was the pay out in SVL in Miami? And please send a pic of them holding there checks. Or is it credit for the next race? What happens on the last race if there is a lot of credit owed to you. How long should you wait before you need to ask for it or do you wait till the next season for Equipment registration and so on?
MD

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Wow, I am gonna retire!!!

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DHLAW, Please post just one pic of someone getting a check at a SBI race. Your pretty new so I will help you not waste your time. It hasn't ever happened yet and never will.
So what was the purse for SVL in Miami? With 2 boats it was probably about $200 for first and wait a month or so to get paid. And what was the registration? Aprox. $1200 per team. Talk about lets retire with all the money. You should have been an accountant. :D
MD

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Next comment please.............. Do your homework Randy. Its like quizzing retards!

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I would prefer to use a different words other than retard. But if thats your style than go back and read my post and it says SBI not APBA. Do your homework! :D

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Shame as a member of OSS I have not heard of the organization having any financial problems. I don't know where you are going with not taking your $200 for winning your race but thats very commendable if you gave it to charity. What Charity did you give it to? Just remember you have to get it before you give it!
MD

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I think his point is that although OSS has better purse money it relies upon the ability of a select few to fund it......... OSS is not for profit for tax reasons I am sure, and as long as the select few's accountants see it as a good write off you will be OK. It is not a viable business model though. If the CEO has to pull money out of his savings each month to pay the employees where do you think things are heading???? Come race Sbi and I will make sure that you have your check in hand (cash) if you win.... on the spot!

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I hope this helps you folks understand how we get our purse money. When a site submits a request to have a race the promoter is given a dollar amount that it cost OSS to come to there site. Included in that amount is the $50,000 purse to be paid to the racers at the race. If deals were made last year with promoters at a reduced amount it was because OSS didn't have enough sites being a first year racing organization. It has proven with out a shadow of a doubt that it can bring the show in a big way. Because of that we no longer have to do races at a reduced fee and some members will no longer have to help subsidies any race's. I hope this clears up most of your questions with out getting into more details than I can post. And for those who have remained anonymous and helped us all achieve our dreams I thank you.
MD

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Randy, You raced at the Worlds, you got paid, I race with SBI, I get paid
Whats the big deal about getting it at the awards ceremony

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HUmmmmmmmm

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How many Factory Teams or P Class teams got checks at the OSS race? Oh Yea, were not invited :(

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how many factory teams have raced???
3 in F1
2 in F2

where is the growth potential ???
being a factory team i would guess that the manufacture reads magazines and the internet, if they want to market thier product they need to show advances in design, and safety, Most Factory boats racing are at least 3 to 4 years old, where is thier lastest and greatest.

read any boat mag, the only one who claims state of the art and has new boats are fountain.

formula still uses a 1999 hull, in thier ads, when the factories back factory racing then the class may return.

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read any boat mag, the only one who claims state of the art and has new boats are fountain.

and they are canopy boats which are allowed at OSS, please do not denounce a organazation because your equipment does not meet thier guide lines or rules. there has been a lot of talk about rules lately and this happens to be one of the OSS rules.

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I just have a simple question. All sports have an entry level. Without PEE WEE football where would the pros come from. Without Little league, Where would the majors come from. I recently had a conversation with a fellow racer, who was concerned that a few racers who raced with us in the past, were not returning, because they are racing the National Series. My answere was you should be proud of the fact, that from the divisional series these racers have moved up. That is why we exist. For a series not to encourage new racers to the sport doesn't make sense. As your National Teams begin to fall away how do you replace them? Don't get me wrong I am glad that the OSS does not encourage the entry level boats, because it would only divide the class. I just dont understand where is the future?

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I think a better analogy would be "without college football where would the pros come from"........... You guys are hardly little league!!!

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Thankyou I stand corrected

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Great analogy, when teams move to the national series, they have a lot to consider, I am not slamming SBI/APBA/UIM/WPR
but thier National curcuit only has a few races out of the state of Florida, with OSS AS any new start up organazation this is the growing years, By having 5 classes that have 5 or more boats, it gives teams a chance to measure thier program, once again not slaming but if only one or two boats compete in a class, you have to ask yourself what is the point, is it worth the expense, why not just race p-class. Also commiting to OSS and thier schedule teams will crisscross the country, competeing under several different water conditions and varoius markets where performance boats are not seen on a daily basis. Why do you compete in offshore?? do you care if thier is a fan base??? as stated before i am not here to bash anyone but make ideas and opinions voiced, everyone claims they want offshore to grow, but certainly by reading this forum no one would think that, too much chest thumping, OSS is what it is, and imo heading in a successful direction,
As for SBI/APBA/UIM/WPR, I am not totally sure if they are trying to become a the premier race body, or what thier mission really is, i say this by the posting of UIM rule 104, and while i understand the rule, what will they accomplish by enforcing it?? only time will tell, but it certainly isnt a step towards unification. if in fact that is truly the desired result.
with the season so young maybe a midseason report card by some mutual parties, powerboat, hot boat. may shed more light on this subject. of course we could have a poll here but it would certainly be biased. good luck in Marathon.

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most of us who race the national series came from local and divisional classes. Wazzup you guys ( OPA ) are a great local series, what we need is more strong groups like OPA across the country where people can get their feet wet with out towing 1000 miles, and I am a big believer in P-class with the run what ya brung loose rule just sort of group boats the best they can ( we spent 7 yrs in P-class and local before ) I am in no way insinuating that P-class guys aren,t serious racers, just that they for whatever reason haven't chosen to step into a more technical , rule intensive class, . we need strong divisional racing , you can't expect someone to just go out and invest in a full fledge race boat with out trying it to see if they like it ( I realize that some do just that) much easier to take your sportboat run it in the local race to see how you do ( thats how we got hooked) So other than OPA and maybe the pacific group how can we get stronger divisional series going??? or maybe there are more out there than I am aware of

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The "GROWING YEARS"?..................

In terms of offshore, APBA and SBI are the ALLIGATORS.....................meaning that they have survived, and in many cases, thrived at the expense of the new "latest and greatest" powers.

In 99 out of 100 cases, it is safer to bet on the organization that has been in business for many, many , many years................than the "flash in the pan" newcomer.

Yeah, yeah, I'm an ex-racer.........but at least I've paid the expenses of a boat owner and taken the risk of being in a boat. How 'bout you?

Why does your opinion matter Pete?

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Larry, you hit the nail on the head.The problem with OSS having no feeder class is loyalty. When we are ready to step up, we will step up in SBI/APBA. The pro series with SBI will survive and grow through the P Classes. Heck Smitty just bought a SV and some other guys are shopping for lids as well. I would be lying if I said the Split didn't matter. It does today, but tomorrow is another day and John C is a proven survivor. I am looking foward to working my way up to a pro series class with SBI/APBA. The way I am looking at things for our teams agenda is simple. There are 40 raceboats cureently racing SBi/APBA, how can we get it to 55-60. Preferably with new blood and boats that aren't ready.
If we hit that # this year, not counting OSS boats that may show up for a few, but with boats that are being finished or taken out of mothball's, it will be an extremely succesful year in my opinion. I can sell a sponsor on 55-60 boats regardless of classes.