that would be fun, sitting on the bridge sipping cocktails while racing).




I will throttle for you because that only requirers 1 hand

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Come on out, we are considering entering her in P5 for the Pittsburg race (she has twin engines). The good news is that there is an upper and lower helm, thus we do not even have to sit in the wind. Although putter her on the dyno will prove a bit challenging, but at 30,000 pounds no one will to worried that we will out accelerate them.

Don't forget the fact that we can bring 10+ navigators on board, 20+ if they are really hot

In fact that weekend is opening weekend for the NFL, we can race, drink and watch the game all at the same time. How much better could it get, and if we can get a P10 class in place by then we might even win.

I am for P-10 class. Cruisers rule 80% of the time.

Better make that 75%

Option: More "Offshore" Race Venues Meaning OCEAN Races. Even Guys with a ton of power fear the open Ocean with rollers. No need to limit anything, racing in the ocean. There are many more variables thrown in the eqation. A class 6 boat can be the winner overall if they are there at the finish line. Even if you are in class 4 with a cap of 84.9 mph and there are 6-8' waves out there, You may only run max 70mph your boat is capable of 84.9..yes, but your body and mind may not be. This means that a class 5 Boat may pass you because he/she feels more comfortable. When we run in areas like Cambridge, It is basically a drag race to the first turn, and if your boat is down 1mph then you are a loser your only sight of hope is misfortune for the competition to either Break out, spin out, or blow up. Smitty... I know you are reading this and I stand behind you 110% with whatever you do, You are an honest man that works his ass off for all of us to go out there and have fun! Thank you for everything you and the entire OPA organization do! Keep up the Great job.

Jr.
Bounty Hunter Offshore Racing

Amen Brother!

Rich
Undertow 611

Billy Martin,

I completely agree with you. While I am not an equipment owner I was involved with a team this past season and got to watch each and every class race. While I know that the calm water venues have come into play for sponsorship dollars and for better spectators viewing the rough water venues would be the great equalizer for sure. Still if the teams want to just race and not spend the time working on there boats in between races like Carbone stated then others will still remain to be dominant in there specific class.

I agree with others who have stated that P6 has gotten out of hand as well. Some of the top boats racing and winning this year could easily be moved into the class above by simply changing a prop. So many factore to come into play but like many other motorsports, the more time and testing you put in the better the overall team performance will be.

For the most part I think everyone knows what the issues are. Even the ones who have caused the issues know how it can be changed. Do I have all the answers, hell no, but I would like to hope that it can be looked at or addressed in a proper fair manner.

I know everyone has been talking about "entry" level classes. What about adding a P7 class and making it 18-20' small block iron head, stock exhaust 50mph class. then we could all agree it is "entry" and could get alot more people involved. make it a trophy only class and you would pull alot more "little" testing the water guys. Get a few baja outlaws and check mates out there running. talk about a fun big water class to watch. .... OK maybe just on the river circuit but it would be cool to have as many have said a "feeder" type class. then if you like it, buy a real boat. if you dont think its for you, head to the sand bar.


Just a thought, only thinking of the good of the sport.

I think we are trying to fix what we already have not add more boat classes. How about Modified 5 and 6 People with modified engines run for the money and Stock 5 and 6 engines run for a trophy.

Tyler, I think one of the biggest problems, weve had in racing is the creation of more and more classes. Classes have been created to just accommodate individual boats. It is ridiculous. You have to build your boat to fit in a particular class, not the other way around. Thats the way it is in other forms of racing.
When I ran in SCCA, if your car didnt fit the specs, you couldnt run in that class. No way around it.
Billy Martin hit it right on the head. While racing is racing, the flatwater courses have created issues we never had with the big water races. The racing is closer and faster, the courses much shorter. The human endurance factor has pretty much been taken out of the picture. The big water ocean races are the Great Equalizer. Take last yrs OC race. Prime example.
While its nice to have some flat out racing. "Offshore" has always been about crew ablility and endurance and equipment holding together in big water. If we have more ocean venues I think we might see the playing field leveled a bit more.

Come on Tyler, I'll lend you a cut down 24bravo,or put a little cup in your props and you will be just right for class5.Besides I want too see if my 500 packages can beat the monster CROCKET ROCKET I hear so much about ??? PS. I do my homework too!!!!!!!!!!!!!