Sorry guys, I meant to type P1, not F1


Thanks
Shawn

Gonna come and run P3 with you guys! Can't wait.

Brian Hollis
PowerBoatTours.com P3-1
APBA World and National Champions

Good luck Brian, great to have you racing with us...
Frank

Brian, we run P3 as well Great news that makes 12 P3's so far. We are Team Wazzup. If there is anything you need give me a call or Email Ed 732 920 3945

Randy,
What class would the current "Outlaw A Class" boats run in?
This "P Class" format is the key to good racing.

RLW, I would have to say that outlaw A class would be in the P3 class.Most of the A boats are running in the upper 80's and I believe Mountain Dew set the kilo at around 93mph.Most A boat that are left and are very equal in speed and have expereanced race teams in them.
As for top speed in P1 it could be as high as 150mph but I dont expect to many boats with top speed of over 125mph. Only an experianced race team will be able to run at over 100mph for any length of time.
Randy

I hear the P5 guys crying about getting wooped by a 38 Cig that can't break 70 but will run 68 in anything. Should these types of boat be deemed none competitive together?

I was thinking of NO twin big blocks in P5. Twin small blocks would be OK.

Thoughts?

Randy, you and smitty seem to be very competitive together.


You say most P5s should step up to P4? Like which ones? Overall I agree competely with your opening statement.

Candy
You are wrong in that all F1 boats should be P-3. My boat has never gone over 80. You think it would be fair to run against hollis's Cigarette or Dirty Cash or performance marine's powereplay, Mountain Dew? Your talking 700Hp in single engine boats against 500hp. F-1 boats are the top of the food chain in p-4. Maybe YOU belong in p-3 since your so fast. Happy Holidays.

BJ Im saying if we should be in P-3 then Dirty Cash,Wassup,Hollis and any of those boats should go to P2.Most of them run in the 90's.As for the other A boats I think we could give them a run for there money.
Ron as for the 38 cig. I would let him run in P5 if he is a rookie only.And if he wins a race then move him up to P4 where he probualy belongs anyway. Randy

Ron,

Because size is not a factor (more accurately, not a consideration) in P classes, the number of smaller boats has dwindled. I remember that at the St. Pete World's in 99 there were no less than 8 boats 25' or less out of a total of just over 30 "local" boats. This year, there may have been two or three P class boats (excluding bat boats) less than 25' that competed in all the APBA race sites combined. APBA allows boats 21' and over to compete, but the owners of such boats know they are at a huge disadvantage. (Other than the bat boats, can anyone name a 25' or less boat that won a contested race this year - or even last year? The list would probably be very small.) In the past, small race boats raced against other small boats, or against slightly larger boats with the same power.

I agree that twin big blocks should not be permitted in P5. I think that stock, or slightly modified, small blocks should be the most twin power allowed in P5.

Another question I would offer regarding big boats with big power in P5 is whether they make sense from a spectator's view? If the classes haven't been confusing enough, fans have an even harder time grasping how some boats are expected to compete with others in the same P class. And, that 38' Cig at 68 mph, does it look like its moving fast enough to be racing? Is the crew physically fatigued after every race?