Slandrew
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Get back to your sheep your missing the point!Besides he's afraid to race!:dupe::lurk5:
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Inflation has hit everywhere but boat racing
- Thread starter T2x
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I don't have sheep.... I have Horses, 1 mule & 2 donkeys.....And he happens to be a Very Succesfull Racer that knows the "Boat Racing Biz" better than most people, Has seen every Generation of racer(offshore & others) come & Go since the early 70's to present, Has seen all the offshore Org's start-try-and eventually fail, so if you think he doesn't know what he's talking about you'd be mistaken. and until we can get all the orgs together where we can have 20-30 boats per class it'll never be any fun to watch from the beach, Having 2-3 boats for a class isn't fun for anybody. I remember racing "A" class in 94-95 when apba and SBI got together at keywest and we had like 25+ "A" boats start the race..Now, If half the boats race for some other club then the'll probably be sitting home that weekend looking for offshore racing on tv (that won't be on)...
OneBadInjun
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From the rules-
Be respectful- especially of the ICONS- or be gone.
Be respectful- especially of the ICONS- or be gone.
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smokeybandit
New member
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. "
One more good one:
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
One more good one:
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Just so you know, when it says ICON under the name, Legend Period.....
It is something which is earned....
DaveP
Charter Member
Unfortunately with offshore racing, it continues to be "Ground Hog Day" over and over and over again.
1980 - 1985 - 1990 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - 2009
The story is the same......just change the names.
Once a group starts getting some momentum, either it's leadership's egos get too big and the success starts to implode or a group of racers splinter off and decide they can build a better mouse trap.
Same sh*t - different year. The most amazing races were Key West 1987 and St. Pete in 2000. Over 100+ boats racing because everyone raced together.
In case you missed this-
From the rules-
Be respectful- especially of the ICONS- or be gone.
Icons are here by special invitation. They're here because the Founders of the site have an understanding of the historical importance of what has gone before us. If you want to have polite but heated debate with YOUR PEERS about racing, the state of the boating iundustry or the price of Velveeta cheese, please feel free. We'll even provide you the space. But the Icon's aren't your's or my peers. If they were, we'd have Icon under our user name.
I'm sure none of our Icons would take offense to discussion and debate over any particular issue. But when you begin taking shots or making snide comments, that crosses the line.
From the rules-
Be respectful- especially of the ICONS- or be gone.
Icons are here by special invitation. They're here because the Founders of the site have an understanding of the historical importance of what has gone before us. If you want to have polite but heated debate with YOUR PEERS about racing, the state of the boating iundustry or the price of Velveeta cheese, please feel free. We'll even provide you the space. But the Icon's aren't your's or my peers. If they were, we'd have Icon under our user name.
I'm sure none of our Icons would take offense to discussion and debate over any particular issue. But when you begin taking shots or making snide comments, that crosses the line.
smokeybandit
New member
Mmmmmmm, Velveeta.
Respect. Why is it so lacking in today's society? You don't have to agree with everything that an icon, legend, elder, etc. has to say. But damn, sit down, shut up, and listen. Who knows, you might just learn something. To chide them for sharing their wisdom and knowledge is just childish.
Sean Stinson
Founding Member/Contributor
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
All this talk , are any of your currently racing?
I will be in Biloxi this weekend supporting my favorite Organization.
Should be a great weekend!!
I hope you guys can find some thing good to say about it.
Cheers
I will be in Biloxi this weekend supporting my favorite Organization.
Should be a great weekend!!
I hope you guys can find some thing good to say about it.
Cheers
Sean Stinson
Founding Member/Contributor
T2x
Icon/Charter Member
She ran great..twice now...looks like we will have it at the Switzer Regatta in July and Tonanwanda in September.....Maybe even North Carolina in May.
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T2x
Icon/Charter Member
Actually there were fatal and near fatal accidents because of the open cockpits and the speeds.
In retrospect the 500 and 525 HP's were probably too much power for the intended purpose of the classes which was to allow newcomers to get their feet wet at a controlled cost and a reasonably safe speed. Next thing you know Reggie was having engines "massaged" in the back woods and the single engine boats were exceeding 90 mph while the twins reached triple digits. The classes needed probably 400-425 hp and 70-80 mph speeds. By the time the dust settled Mercury had produced too many engines to change the rules and the safety envelope had been badly breached. These classes started from a conversation that Gene Whipp and I had about a column I wrote in "The Racer's Edge" urging a startup class that would have allowed somebody with a pleasure boat to go racing. I was thinking about existing hardware sitting in peoples' driveways and marina slips with family Mercruisers and outboards. Somehow it got modified into a whole new class of race engine, the 500 HP.
The rest is history.
T2x
