Most working class people pay more in taxes than it used to cost to live. If the working "stiffs" were working some hard to make ends meet, maybe they would have time to join a boat club or race a boat.
But maybe the "ROOT CAUSE" of Boat Racing's demise is US.
WE IN REGION 12, AND I SAY "WE" becasue it has been more than one pulling and pushing, but we have a few new A HYDRO RACERS:
Reasons:
Ernie Dawe build a competitive "A" Hydro. When he wasn't building boats for someone else, he built boats for me. KT, Mike Wright, Casey Wright, Ades from Colorado, Dave Hale, Little Gordie, Britney Schwarzenbach all have Dawe boats....All were either owned by me or ordered by me....
Every motor that I've sold was either a Stillwell Merc or a Dawe, Runne, or Hannon motor. Most motors were "LOANED" before they were sold. I "Banked" three motors with payments. I have a new driver right now, that I've offered payments on a motor. No "DOG" motors have been sold to new drivers.
Props have been loaned, and sold and DeWald numbers have been FREELY give out.
We have had article is Performance Boats Magazine.
Marlee Hill, Nicole and Olivia Knudson, Dave Hale, Gordy Jenning II and III to name a few have helped with promotions at Boat Shows and Irvine Lake's V_Drive Regatta...
But..
Seacow, Laddies and others are right about WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED!
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