Smokin The Sound OSS Race

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Congratulations to Jimmy and Vinnie for not only winning the 750 class, but also for proving that 750's can run with and beat 850's also. Great run and best of luck to the whole Talk'n Trash team this year.

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Talk'n Trash

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Talk'n Trash

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Congratulations to Mike, Jeff, and Team CRC on your win in Biloxi.

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Team CRC

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Team CRC

[jem motorsports]

they did an awesome job, whole team worked hard tested and it paid off ,some great driving as well these classes need to merge along with the catlight to make one great class with all the best teams racing against each other. Combined purse could be serious and the change offshore needs to move forward for the future. Maybe power to weight for the cat classes could do the trick? any thoughts?

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I agree the 750 and 850 classes are close enough. The Cat lights is a different story. I think if you try to merge all these boats you will just splinter off a new group and turn many into poker run boats. They were built for there perspective classes and many wont take the change well. If a big new purse was introduced with the new rules that would be a different story. To have all these boats reconfigured is a pipe dream IMO.

Randy image as close as the V light class is if you allowed a boat 10 mph faster in. You can take out 2 hundred pounds and give it to him.

[jem motorsports]

thanks randy. Mobilemercman agreed maybe start with 750-850 lets be honest 850-850 but ran on sat behind motley with some 34s on whm and were close to them i think gear change weight it can be done the 525s pull hard out of the corner on any given day could be any one.

[TYPHOON]

Jim if we could double our class in size I would be all ears.
The cat lites are only 3 feet shorter and in some cases the same size. I remember in the Ozarks last year after the restart it took several laps before the 850 boats could touch the Amzoil boat.
MD

[jem motorsports]

im just trying to open up the discussion to the racers and get input, the large purse would not be by someone it would be by three class purses combined.

[TYPHOON]

Maybe pay down 5 spots.
MD

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Amsoil

[TYPHOON]

Does anyone know of any new 750 or 850 boats being built? There is a limited number of existing boats that are race ready. If its just the 750/850 teams I dont see any new teams racing in OSS than there is now. With out the combined cat lite there would be no differance than what we are doing now.
Fury 40'
WHM 41'
Talkin Trash 38'
Page 38'
CRC 40'
Nichols (old boat) 38'

now add

Motley 36'
Peppers 38'
Prop Stop 38'
All Jacked Up 36'
Amsoil 36'
Popyes 36'

Now that would be 12 boats in one class with the existing fleet.I would think that would draw some of the other teams that wanted to see what they were made of.
MD

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It is not my call. It should be the equipment owners or the guy offering a giant purse.

For now lets race the season encourage others to join in, let attrition take its toll, and make changes in the off season.

[Sean H]

Get the 750/850 together first. There are 10 750/850 boats that ran last year.

If SCL grows, leave it. If it dwindles, then let them in 750/850.

I don't think power/weight is the solution with cats.

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

im just trying to open up the discussion to the racers and get input, the large purse would not be by someone it would be by three class purses combined.

Discussion is good.

Get the 750/850 together first. There are 10 750/850 boats that ran last year.

If SCL grows, leave it. If it dwindles, then let them in 750/850.

I don't think power/weight is the solution with cats.

Agreed.

I don't think power and weight works in V's either. There needs to be some efficiency factor.

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Ron,
There are a few of yours I posted on my sites, I can make good use of a couple of these too.

Thanks again.

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A few more of Biloxi. Would ya'll like me to keep posting or stop?

[Sean H]

A few more of Biloxi. Would ya'll like me to keep posting or stop?

only if you put up some Fury pics!