This is the start of the VX Class.
This is the start of the VX Class.
This is the start of the TX Class
Thanks for the Vids Poppa, keepem coming. I did manage to find some rpm. I am now solidly up in the 7000rpm range. I will keep tring to make it to the 8000rpm range. I will be satisfied at that point. The motor really came to life with the extra power and rpm. I have been able to speak to Mr Dean Pink, Larry Orin, the Soddy Daisy boys, and I would like to get to talk with the rest of them. I would really hate it if all that experiance and knowledge just went away. Thanks for all the stories and vids, all of you. Keep on posting
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The Class was Formula V, even the 56 ci OMC engines were competitive. What happened with the V-4 is the inspectors did not follow the rules, Originally stock dealer item parts, and allowed fully modified engines to run and allowed 20' Allisons to compete. A 13' boat will not beat a 20' simply because of the holes the 20' leaves. The 150 Mercs and 15' boats still beat the 20' boats but the following year the OPC Commission changed the rules to retroactively allow the modifications to the v-4. Also the drivers with the 13 and 15' boats from down south decided not to compete in a dangerous situation. The following year they changed all the tech rules and made all of the engines from down south illegal. If ya can't beat them on the race course, change the rules and get rid of them!
Got any more POPA? got the old 90 to 7400rpm, still looking for more
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Rumor was back in that time that the fast 90 Yamaha's had the hot stuff in the oil injection tank i can't say that this was true or not but i got it from a good source. The ones running the stock gear case with low water pickup i think were running Merc props which at that time 1983/85 could cost up to a $1,000
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