This is the OPA rule I was talking about.
CLASS RULES
1. The racers must stay in their bracket speed per lap, if a race boat exceeds the speed in any lap by less than one mile per hour, that team will receive last place points. If a race boat exceeds the top speed of its class by more than one mile per hour, the boat will receive no points and must move up a class for the remainder of the season. The race boat that moves to the next class will not take any accumulated points with the boat to that class nor will they need to pay another equipment registration fee.
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11-26-2010 12:00 PMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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11-26-2010 06:34 PM
You are going to deter a number of teams from competing with those brackets. Many of your OPA class 5 and 6 boats would struggle to run 85 safely. OPA currently has more class 5 boats than any other class and class 6 is one of the most subscribed. You need boats to have a successful event,
why alienate a large number of them? 6 or 7 classes is not a problem at the bracket level. Just my opinion,
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11-26-2010 09:37 PM
Ok call it 80.
The idea is not to have people break out. Getting out there and racing is what the idea is all about. Too many people are pushing the limit of the class trying to run the edge and get an easy trophy.
I dont want to have boats break out. I think they need to earn a win.
The racers are putting a lot into the sport with not much return. Step 2.
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11-26-2010 10:16 PM
I think you underestimate the competitiveness of the teams. If you say the top speed in class is 80 then they will all build boats to go 85. Unless you have another way to limit their speed, such as an engine size type of limit,
they will build it to go over the breakout and then slow it down to 80 via rpm chips or props or throttle control. Therefore you will see some breakouts.
Any bracket racing is going to force teams to run the edge, but we have found trophies aren't easy to win. The penalty for breaking out is your deterrent. No points, no prize money, no trophy, start in outside lane next
race, all are examples of punishing teams for breaking out.
Again, just my opinion
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11-27-2010 01:17 PM
I value any opinion that is why I put up the thread. The idea is to have a discussion.
I see it as no prize money no competition, the situation will not change. I we start offering prize money then we can build on the classes, too many classes the money gets diluted.
Sportsman is an entry level race. p6 equivilent. No entry fees / No prize money. Trophy only.
P3 - P1 money and trophy.
Px is for Exhibitionist. No entry no prize trophy only.
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11-27-2010 02:18 PMSo you are saying Sportsman is different than the P Classes?
What would your sportsman rules be????Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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11-27-2010 05:32 PM
Sportsman is one class fits all to see if you like racing. Two races get you to be eligible to move up to p1-p3.
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11-27-2010 05:35 PM
Pat, I thought APBA was writing the rules so there would be a uniform set of rules for all APBA racing events.
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11-27-2010 07:05 PM
The organizations have to do what works for them. OPA has a formula that works well here. If your model works for you guys that is great. The point is to get more teams out on the race course.
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11-29-2010 02:35 PM
The way the rules looked to me is that everyone that had rules in the different orgs was covered. So on a given weekend if you show up to race, you could run on your own and get a trophy based on the class or org A<B<C you chose to run in under and whomever rules you felt like.
The rules for offshore are mess. I am looking at simplifying it.
OPA has a great set of rules. I don't understand the need for 5 mph difference between classes.
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11-29-2010 06:33 PMRich Smith
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11-29-2010 10:59 PM
Shifter look at the opa speeds and boat sizes they do work here are 2 examples look at our boat and sbracings boat they run right on the number but at power level they are at it would be tough to move up a class our boat has more power but easy to break out so we both have different styles of racing plus going 85 in a open cockpit 26 ft boat is a hand full think about how many old f-1 style boats you could draw out that go a tru 70mph and remember kilo speed and race speeds are totaly different most old f-1 race average speeds were in the high sixtys so starting down low at the 70 mph class is a good place to start for higher boat count and safty. just my 2 cents
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11-30-2010 10:35 PM
you dont need to understand u just need to turn when i say turn and dont try to think you might strain something or stroke out on me and im not going to stop because the sb racing brothers will try to ram us.
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12-01-2010 12:54 AM
shifter thats your basic p classes pretty straight forward.