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Forum: General Boating Discussion

03-13-2007, 11:03 PM

Replies: 403

OK members: What was your first boat?

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Posted By Mike Allweiss

Mine was a 12' Sears GameFisher with a 6hp...

Mine was a 12' Sears GameFisher with a 6hp Evinrude. Exposed fiberglass made it miserable to ride around in but it was fun. 1973. I was 10.

Forum: Super Boat International

03-04-2007, 10:56 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Whatever you say Randy. Good luck and God...

Whatever you say Randy. Good luck and God bless.:drink:

Forum: Super Boat International

03-04-2007, 09:42 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

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Posted By Mike Allweiss

I consider it to be working because he has made a...

I consider it to be working because he has made a living running it and continues to do so. No more complicated that that.

Forum: Super Boat International

03-04-2007, 09:16 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Randy, Your suggestion that OSS run the...

Randy,

Your suggestion that OSS run the national series while OPA and SBI run the divisional series will not work for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, JC will never agree to such an...

Forum: Super Boat International

03-03-2007, 08:52 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Randy, Is your suggestion serious? If so...

Randy,

Is your suggestion serious? If so then I would like to give my perspective on it, provided Brad is ok with me doing so. If it is not, or if other serious contributors to this thread do not...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-28-2007, 04:39 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

This was the beginning and end of Brad's first...

This was the beginning and end of Brad's first post in this thread. He clearly asked for input and ideas on how to get the sport to the "next level". I assumed by next level Brad meant beyond where...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-28-2007, 07:34 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

For the Record, I was not advocating against OPA....

For the Record, I was not advocating against OPA. That organization rocks and its leaders are doing a great job. Offshore racing needs OPA. In fact, the sport needs more such organizations so that...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-27-2007, 03:22 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Realistically, there is only one plausible roof...

Realistically, there is only one plausible roof and that is SBI/APBA. All the racers simply go there and presto common ground, everyone is in one place. Who is left out?

Forum: Super Boat International

02-27-2007, 09:26 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

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Posted By Mike Allweiss

Trent, Step 1 = OSS needs to go now. It has...

Trent,

Step 1 = OSS needs to go now. It has no long term chance to survive and likely will be gone in a year or two at most anyway based on past history. The founders/owners figured that out which...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-26-2007, 04:53 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Rich is right and the benefits to the other...

Rich is right and the benefits to the other classes will be immense with more attention being placed on the sport overall. But you cannot build a single class up only to have its participants walk...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-26-2007, 01:14 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Only problem Rich is that unless the sanctioning...

Only problem Rich is that unless the sanctioning body actually owns and therefore controls that foundation of competitive boats, all we have is another future splinter group in waiting.

The only...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-23-2007, 01:35 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Amen my obsolete great, great grandfathe....errr...

Amen my obsolete great, great grandfathe....errr brother. Amen!:p

Forum: Super Boat International

02-23-2007, 11:47 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Rich, One more thing. Because of your...

Rich,

One more thing. Because of your scolding in Biloxi back in 1998 I never dipped tabacco again. Thanks.

Forum: Super Boat International

02-23-2007, 11:43 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Not sure what the relevance is of the behind the...

Not sure what the relevance is of the behind the scenes stuff but I will confirm that once the LLC went out of business it had corporate debts which it was unable to pay including a substantial one...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-23-2007, 11:18 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Sorry for being an A-hole to you too Rich. In...

Sorry for being an A-hole to you too Rich. In retrospect, I was probably too young and inexperienced for the position, at least in terms of dealing with people. But there was a reason why you pushed...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-22-2007, 08:08 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Mike S. Is there a point to OSS anymore? I...

Mike S.

Is there a point to OSS anymore? I am being serious, not nasty. But after 3 years of declining boat count, more classes, less stable schedules, loss of most of the original founders, and...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-22-2007, 05:33 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

A couple of things. First, I did not take your...

A couple of things. First, I did not take your question as an attack. It was fair and I did screw up.

Second, the Super Cat guys did come to me in St. Pete to work it out. We ultimately agreed to...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-21-2007, 09:44 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Hahahaha. Because I was an idiot!!! Although...

Hahahaha. Because I was an idiot!!! Although things have worked out better for me an my family.

Lee and I actually mended fences and had become good friends again by the time he passed away. Just...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-21-2007, 06:43 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Trent, Billy cannot be trusted to do any...

Trent,

Billy cannot be trusted to do any deal. PERIOD. He actually signed a commitment letter along with several others, including Gary Montano, to not boycott and to race with everyone in Orange...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-17-2007, 02:05 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Actually Brad, sorry to say, that was my point....

Actually Brad, sorry to say, that was my point. In the past, there has been promotion. There have been celebrities. There have been great events. There has even been great television. There have been...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-15-2007, 07:39 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Nope. I was serious. Based on my experience, the...

Nope. I was serious. Based on my experience, the only way to build this sport into a major motorsport business is to make it so the premier class boats cannot up and leave for any reason, whether...

Forum: Super Boat International

02-15-2007, 08:03 AM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Hey Augie! How are Da Boyz?

Hey Augie! How are Da Boyz?

Forum: Super Boat International

02-14-2007, 09:29 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

What's up Greg?!:evilb:

What's up Greg?!:evilb:

Forum: Super Boat International

02-14-2007, 06:11 PM

Replies: 257

Taking our sport to the "Next Level"

Views: 23,349

Posted By Mike Allweiss

1 premiere sanctioning body (purchase, merge or...

1 premiere sanctioning body (purchase, merge or JV with JC as he is the only one who has ever made it work); 1 premiere class in which the sanctioning body owns all 10-15 boats, handpicks and pays...

Forum: OPA/The Jersey Boyz

01-06-2007, 09:26 AM

Replies: 101

OFFSHORE Back in the Dayz

Views: 13,254

Posted By Mike Allweiss

Re: OFFSHORE Back in the Dayz

I think the spin occurred in St. Pete. Isn't that the old Skyway bridge in the background of the bottom pic? I was out in my 18' Donzi with Jack Stuteville's sons right in that area when that...

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