John, I see D,E,F & Twin Hydro are 6 boat heats. How about 20 Hydro or are they 8 boat heats? That could be al lot of dead wood in the water..... Could you allow 12 boats for 6 boat heats or open the other hydro classes to 8 boat heats also. Just wondering if what I see is correct. Don't mean to cause any problems.
See you in Oct, Blaise
Blaise,
Not a problem at all. After what we went through with the 20 hydro's last weekend we need a break. We have 10 entries so far so we will have 5 boat heats. Am trying to keep the 40, 60 and F hydros to 6 boat heats if at all possible. Looking at the same for the 20's. Not only better competition but less chance of wrecks and less potential pickups for the retrieve boats. Just speeds up the race and we have to shave off time at every opportunity.
BTW, I will be asking ALL 20 riggers to put high visibility (neon yellow, red, orange) tape on all boats to be able to see them easier. The wood color, black, dark blue, etc., boats are exceptionally hard to see. Use plenty of tape too. The Monokote line has stick on bright tape that is 6" X 24" and costs $3.99. Cheap alternative to getting a boat hit. Plan on it now and will be a requirement to run the class at the race.
I will be closing out ALL entries for the race by this weekend and will accept no more, even fill-ins. We are over 60 boats over the limit of 200 now. Plenty of boats for the Fall Nationals with exceptional racing for all.