YouTube Video from St Clair (Class 5 Bat Boat)

[2TR]

I killed the GoPro 10min into the race so I don't have a ton of footage.

I just spliced this together this morning so it's not the best.. but thanks to Jeff at Freeze Frame and Pete B from a couple pictures I inserted into the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMdS5njVl2k

[Ratickle]

Cool vid Rick. Too bad we smacked heads and killed it........

I've got the copies from Freeze I'll send you of the on board on the deck. You can mix and match it also......

Plus a couple other pics I'll scan and send.....



Sweet, can't wait to do it again........

[Wahoo 214]

Great Boat. And it's for sale too. $30,000 takes her home.

[MarylandMark]

Rock on!

[Expensive Date]

Nice thanks for posting

[Ratickle]

By the way, That's Speros at the end, not me.......

[Tyler Crockett]

By the way, That's Speros at the end, not me.......

I'm suprised you can't see my foot in that picture when I kicked your guy's azz

[Ratickle]

I'm suprised you can't see my foot in that picture when I kicked your guy's azz

Yeah, but you broke out too........... (If we'd only have known that.....)


You were right about one thing though, that boat of yours did go from 50 to 75 with nothing inbetween. Here's the start where you jumped everyone. Didn't know JATO's were legal in class 5, gotta get some.........

[Dude! Sweet!]

Are small V-drive boats allowed to run in these races?

[Ratickle]

Are small V-drive boats allowed to run in these races?

No drive limitations at all.

OSS Class 4, lowest they have, single engine or twin outboards, 24 to 30 feet, 65mph maximum average. (In classes 2, 3, & 4 you could run down to a 21' boat)

SBI Class P-5, lowest they have, 30 feet and under, single engine only, 75mph max allowable speed.

OPA Class 500, Vee hull only, 30 feet maximum, 75 mph maximum.

OPA Class 600, Vee hull only, 26 feet maximum, 70 mph maximum.

The rules are tough for me to catch everything. So, any errors here????

[Dude! Sweet!]

Just got thinking about the way some of those v-drive ski race boats come out of the hole and the amount of lake racing that's done in the midwestern and eastern series, seems like a guy with a strong running ski race boat and a rev limited could probably clean up bracket racing.

[Ratickle]

Maybe. The acceleration from about 50 to 75 is really important in the 75 class. Tyler's Rocket does really well there. Then the twin outboard boats.

[Dude! Sweet!]

Maybe. The acceleration from about 50 to 75 is really important in the 75 class. Tyler's Rocket does really well there. Then the twin outboard boats.

Something like this maybe?

[Ratickle]

That would be an interesting ride ........

[Wahoo 214]

I would welcome an opportunity to race against one of them in Class 5. They would never handle the other wakes.

[Ratickle]

I would welcome an opportunity to race against one of them in Class 5. They would never handle the other wakes.

It would be an interesting ride though......

[Dude! Sweet!]

Obviously something of a joke on the circle flatties, but if you look at some of the small ski race boats, like the 21 Nordic Cyclone, the 22 Schiada or the 21 Hallet, they run those boats very hard, in big water, with a skier...

[Dude! Sweet!]

Something like this...

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forum...ad.php?t=22713

[Ratickle]

Something like this...

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forum...ad.php?t=22713

Just saw thos. Would like to see the video of that race....