Originally Posted by gary cook (Post 3265736)

Rich i herd a rumor you are getting a new hull.

Originally Posted by waterboy1 (Post 3265718)

I respectfully disagree.The smaller, lower freeboard boats are at a disadvantage even in the flat water races.And in the ocean races they dont have a chance!This has been proven many times over in Sportsman A,Factory 1; and now in Class 5.All of the smaller boats that intially started in Class 5 are now in Class 6.The bottom line is that it is not all about speed; boat size matters! There is a need for a seperate class for the smaller boats.I bet if you would ask,most of the current Class 6 teams would agree.

Originally Posted by gary cook (Post 3265750)

A friend of friend said you might be joking around this year?

Originally Posted by waterboy1 (Post 3264989)

What about leaving the classes essentially the same,require canopies in Class 1, bring back Class 2 , and add a 38FT length limit for Class 4.I think the step down effect is hurting Class 3 and Class 4.Merge some spec classes into bracket classes unless there are five boats.
EXTREME CAT
SUPER CAT
CLASS 1 TO 115MPH CANOPIED...merge SCL
CLASS 2 TO 105MPH...merge SV
CLASS 3 TO 95MPH
CLASS 4 TO 85MPH/38FT...merge SVL
CLASS 5 TO 75MPH/30FT SINGLE INBOARD (TWIN OUTBOARD,TWIN SMALL BLOCK INBOARD GRANDFATHERED)
CLASS 6 TO 70MPH/26FT SINGLE INBOARD

Originally Posted by TYPHOON (Post 3265847)

If you did this we would have classes with lots of compatition in them. Split the purse evenly amongst the boats that take the start and bigger trophys for the top 3 teams. The classes that you are merging normally dont have 5 boats in there class. I like more boats per class. We all cant win all the time. I'm in!!!!
MD

Originally Posted by BRUCE SEROFF (Post 3265569)

oh yeah!