Class Consolidation....

[Skoontz]

Exactly wehy I uised it as an example Dave.
It amazes me when NBRA is brought up around APBA members, it is discounted as a non option. The successes of NBRA simply make sense and either should be adopted, or followed rather than what is currently going on.

[john miffco]

here in texas sport created for 2011 a new class F1 SPORT
which includes
legal 120s and opti runnin for 120 points
modified 120 and production 200 for F1 sport points
all runn together with aprox same lap times

had 18 show for port neches
and and 13 show for out little local highlands
thats more boat count then has shown at any national event ths yr

so consolidating,works
brings back more boat count and competition
these 3-5 boats in a class with basic same hull
needs to get together to save their class
sport is not growing and never will with a new world out there
apba being 10yr+ late on doing any advertising is way too late
when u can watch bowling and poker on network tv
and have to work to find a video of a boat race

[wholtzclaw]

John,

I see what you've done, but have your results shown ANY favorite set-up; and this is a tough call; how much of it is driver and how much of it is equipment.

Perhaps another option would be to set up the course where there is no set favorite; almost like a short track in NASCAR, top speed isn't as important as acceleration and set-up, again, you have boats that accelerate faster, so maybe they are at an advantage, so it would need to be set up with the straits long enough for the fast, but not quick, boats to make up the distance.

I think it would be interesting to run as many classes at the same time as is safe; the traffic itself would make it more of a race, passing lap traffic / etc., than just who's fastest.

Again, I don't think there is a clear solution, but it's interesting to read the feedback.

Wayne

[john miffco]

as in any type of motorport racing
good driver ,equiptment and set up takes u to the upper ranks
any 1 of the 4 motor combos with right driver and boat will have even chance

we did the research last yr on the 2.5 to a 120
the 2.5 stock with 120 tuner to keep rpms down
ran same lap times as good 120 set up
also found lots of people with 120 motors dont want to buy new equiptment
so tighter heads and any tuner lets 120 ,,,rest is legal 120 specs
motor breath but life is shortened

to be affordable is why we chose the production 2.5 200 bone stock block
no expensibe motor internals all oem style parts
with 0 grinding allowed and 120 carbs and electronics with 120 tuner
to have a motor last forever

these 2 set ups run about equal
120 more rpm
2.5 less rpm but more punch out of corners
same lap times

then legal 120 and opti for point chase drivers
as we know the opti keeps up
and a well set up 120 such as glyn or any other fine set up 120 and good driver
runs with them all

we achived more boat count and a more affordable motor with the 2.5 200
everybody so far all seems to be on the same page as far as miss matched qualifying positions with 120,,opti,and 2.5 all being there in the mix
not 1 mortor dominating the line up

the prefered engine in my mind
is the production 200
less rpm and wear on motor,,,,,,,
1st 2 races no 2.5 broke
have 2 more races coming up
to get ruling more clarified and fine tuned to be fair for all
but pretty damm good start,,,,,