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Forum: PAST EVENTS Topic: Run what you brung wildcat September 2023 |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: October 7th, 2023, 2:06 pm
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| With all the insurance restrictions, class groups, safety rules...Yet they were able to put this type of mixed category raceboats in the same heat. Family boats, ski inboard, mod inboard ski boats, safety cells in some none in others, tunnels and even an inboard hydro. High dollar boats! Reminds me ... |
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Forum: PERFORMANCE BOAT HISTORY Topic: 36 ft Tuff sets single engine V hull record |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: October 2nd, 2023, 2:46 pm
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Views: 1060
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Forum: GENERAL FORUM Topic: Why we don’t have different boat types racing in Ontario |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: October 1st, 2023, 11:23 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 5156
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| As someone who attends the F1PC events in the states, it is not just our side thats losing viewers I think both the organizations and the racers have an equal part to play. Getting the news out there to start. Need to add some story and drama, to attract attention. I do hear rumors of F1 returning ... |
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Forum: OTHER MOTORSPORTS Topic: Pontoon boat speed runs.....what would you do? |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: October 1st, 2023, 8:31 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 911
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| Seems safe enough....speed runs for pontoon boats.....no kill cord and switch.....driver gets thrown out...pontoon boat is an IO ......Lucky the hatch was open so water solution worked....what if it had been an outboard pontoon boat....could they have stopped it?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smj... |
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Forum: PICS AND VIDEO LINKS Topic: Ride in an inboard unlimited hydro...race does end well! |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: September 25th, 2023, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1721
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Forum: PERFORMANCE BOAT HISTORY Topic: Outboard World Championships 4 hrs racing each day! |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: September 23rd, 2023, 8:14 am
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| The 1972 World Championship featured the first year the Mercury and OMC factory teams ONLY raced single engine tunnels. The race was over 2 days. The race was 4 hours each day. A true test of motors. The winner was the boat that completed the most laps in the 8 hours. We see 20 entries today .....th... |
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Forum: CBF Topic: VP75 Class Racing in Apr SUPERLEAGUE in September 2023 |
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Posted: September 20th, 2023, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1601
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| In Europe they race T850 (70CES Yamaha) and GT60 (60 hp mercury 4 stroke). The numbers in each class are small so they started combining the classes. Like VP75 both T850 and GT60 racers mostly race celled boats.. The European boat is a wing style hull. The GT60 performance has improved . We had a GT... |
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Forum: PICS AND VIDEO LINKS Topic: Drone coverage of 50 hp tunnel river race |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: September 18th, 2023, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 1005
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Interesting how different their race course is, only one buoy turn markers, no turn boats, no crash boat. Notice how they use the full width of the river and the long straightaways.
The boats handle well and are fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7GIbMmkmU |
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Forum: PROJECT SECTION Topic: Total Restoration of a VooDoo |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: September 17th, 2023, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 2101
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Forum: CBF Topic: VP75 Class Racing in Apr SUPERLEAGUE in September 2023 |
| Hounddog |
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Posted: September 16th, 2023, 8:26 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 1601
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| This class had its beginning in ONE race Club in the United States. We mentioned them in 2013 http://hpbc.ca/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1117 The class has evolved to become popular and now it will get the opportunity to be shown with TV coverage. Here is a video of a VP75 race https://www.youtube.com/w... |
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