Jim302 wrote:
old memories..1987...stock 49 EP motor...won all 4 heats ..a month later finished 3rd at kkk behind Terry Strack and Jeff Titus..best motor I ever had...
Many of the people that raced in the years 1987 to 1991 will tell you they were the best years of racing in the class. We saw the introduction of the VooDoo into the class, we saw the Critchfield hull start to become popular. The boats were faster and more challenging to drive. Power trim was not allowed until 1992.
You did your set up and you raced a heat. Between heats you worked on the set up and tried to guess and out think the competition for the next heat. Starting dock position was a draw from a hat. Your prop selection would depend on your start position and the start position of your major competition.
1991 was the last year FE/EP was a 50 cubic inch class under Canadian CBF rules. In 1992 the motor size was expanded to 53 cubic inch to include the new 52 cubic inch 60 hp Mercury and add legal power trim. When PPR [Professional Powerboat Racing] took over they changed the class name to FV, In 1998 PPR expanded the cubic inch to 60 again to included the new 59 cubic inch Mercury. In 2000 PPR revised the rules to include the 56 OMC.
