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Lake Racer (Pro Series)
1. Boats: Regular production open cockpit Ski or Bass boats originally configured with seating for 3 or more people. Passenger seats may be removed during competition.
2. Fuel: Must purchase and use fuel and oil sold at race site only. No additives allowed.
3. See Fuel/T echnical rule # 5 applies.
4. No nitrous or any other type bottle pressure injection. No bottles in boat, solenoids disconnected.
5. ALL ODBA general, safety and fuel/technical rules must be adhered to.
6. Minimum of 5 gal. fuel purchase at race site.
Specific Motor Rules and Minimum Weights
Super Stock Setup
7. With motors/rigging conforming to Super Stock rules:
Mercury HP 2.5 liter 260 EFI
 1540 lbs minimum weight
Mercury HP 2.5 liter 300 Drag
 1550 lbs minimum weight

Mercury Eyebrow Drag with air horn
 1560 lbs minimum weight

Mercury Eyebrow Drag with SVS (stock configuration.)
 1570 lbs minimum
280 with 260 EFI electronics
 1515 lbs minimum weight
Mercury HP 2.5 liter 280 EFI
 1390 lbs minimum weight
Mercury HP 2.5 liter 240 carb
 1465 lbs minimum weight
Mercury Pro Max/Laser 2.5 liter EFI
 1465 lbs minimum weight
OMC 3.0 liter Looper carb
 1465 lbs minimum weight
Yamaha 2.6 liter carb
 1465 lbs minimum weight
Pro Stock Conforming
 1465 lbs minimum weight

Those are ODBA rules and we simply don't have the boat count yet to allow for us to follow that. ODBA Lake Racer rules also would put more then a few boats with modest power in against pure race style boats like Blake and Mr.Archer . I can understand your frustration but we are doing our best with trying to make a general participant class ( Formula ) , a semi pro class ( Lake Racer ) and a class that is true to ODBA true drag boat class with Outlaw Pro Drag

Not having enough boats to run

Since we dont have enough boats, why don't we run time trials and match up by the numbers?

There is always 2-3 boats running alot faster then others.
Or:
Maybe to be fair to all parties, put a time limit per run.
Then if they are to fast, would have to prop down.
Would make the field even,,

Just a thought
Jeff

We have plenty Lake Racer boats as the rules are now easily.
For trying to even up boat we have a plan for the first round on the competition ladder but after that its all yours.

The problem with the ODBA rules for us at the moment is that in order to make boats equal they have specific weights taht the boats must be depending on motors and such. We simply can not police the weight or have a crane on hand to weigh the boats before and after racing. The ultimate goal is to be at that point soon. We have 24 boats that are on the list have intend to race next year. So given everyones busy life and the fact that shit happens and plans change we hope to have between 15-18 boats per event. that would put

4 or 5 in outlaw depending

7-10 in Lake racer

10 or so in Formula.

We are doing the best we can with the rules and the ways to make the boats equal for now. The goal for this season is to try and get more guys to come try racing and we hope they like it. Once they are hooked like us then they can make a few small mods that are inexpensive that will help them out. If anyone remembers how my boat ran last year at dunnville and and gravenhurst Compared to how it ran at dunnville or Jasper this year you will see how that works. I added the box type skid planner to the hull before the jackplate and the planing fin on the lower unit. those 2 mods cost less then $200 and now the boat comes out of the hole like a monster!

Once we have a consistant group of 20 boats coming to events we can build rules to suit the group!

Ken you and your boat are a great example of what we need. That SRV is fast and with an allison style planner on the jackplate and a skid planner on the lower unit, I would be afraid to run you!

Really looking forward to the up a coming 2013 Race season ... Going to add a skid planner and cav plate but I think I have to take the Stock out of the 300xs to run with you Guys . No Green Stockers anyway ... Going to play it by eye and see what happens over the winter .

That's the better spirit

Ken's problem is he can't figure how to get TWO boats to each race.

Updated !!

im looking forward to the races!!!!..