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Tunnels are about extinct here in Florida, this is the second race in Brandon this year with not one tunnel signed up.
The outboards are doomed if innovative ideas keep getting rejected by the very people who run outboards. Down here in the southeast we had some really cool things going on with outboards that lasted for a few seasons. At the tunnel champs and some other races we were running endurance races with pit stops, a Mod-VP class (some races with beach starts), kneeler hydro, super sport class ( any 40 engines with no tuned pipe) and run whatcha brung. It all died with in fighting and politics. I have always said and will still say that the outboard class needs to be more than just tunnel hulls. But all you will hear is "no new classes" from the same people who are letting the OB's die. The Charleston club was the epicenter of all of these cool ideas until the club was invaded and 'transformed'.
Agreed. But I was told in 2005 that there was no room for anymore classes. So let’s count how many gas classes have been added since that time. It’s politics. If we could all just build boats and have fun without that it would be great. Find a good pond, start a club try to have fun. It will have to be a dictatorship to keep the politics out.In the end I think the intent of the comment regarding "new classes" is "more classes". Most I know are always willing to have fun with "new" classes.. but adding them to the IMPBA as "more classes".. IS THE ISSUE! Dump the old and add the new.. SURE..
Its we have TOO MANY classes.. not, we don't want "new" classes.
Grim
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