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Because people like myself, Gabe, Shane, Otto and others believe what they (Otto and shane) are doing is leagal and I say BRING IT ON
Those were the days LOL
Our team chief unfortunetly passed away earlier this year was a hard loss on all of us and his family.
We here in the UK do not have rc events like the states and other countries and f1 tunnels are few and far between
F1 should stay outboard like its always been but times change for all motorsport and inboard is coming to F1 series
So rc will follow suit at some point.
whether they run together or in different classes
Kris,Because people like myself, Gabe, Shane, Otto and others believe what they (Otto and shane) are doing is leagal and I say BRING IT ON
Jerry,I saw John O's tunnel with the "Outboard Drive System" being discussed at Hobart. Maybe it wasn't "dialed in," but I didn't think it gave John an advantage. Having raced as long as he has definitely gives John O. an advantage.
JD
Wow! This is out of hand, why cause this type of controversy? O/B is out side the hull its just that simple, what is the reason for all this? Is an I/B tunnel class needed? but then wouldn't that be the same as a cat almost? Is their a picture of this boat? is the motor actually inside?
Bingo we have a winner , but I still think some people won't think it's a tunnel enough .The simple fix to this technical issue is if instead of a flat vertical transom, you were to cut that out and replace it with an angled wedge block, that's cut with say a 10-20 degree angle. Then you could mount the lower unit on that block on this new "transom" and it won't be mounted "inside" the hull. Then it is still essentially flat enough to mount the unique lower unit that you are wanting to use while still enabling it to function properly. Bamm, you now can use your lower unit and it can still be mounted on the "transom" therefore classifying it as an outboard. Case closed.
-Jr.
Shane,Bingo we have a winner , but I still think some people won't think it's a tunnel enough .The simple fix to this technical issue is if instead of a flat vertical transom, you were to cut that out and replace it with an angled wedge block, that's cut with say a 10-20 degree angle. Then you could mount the lower unit on that block on this new "transom" and it won't be mounted "inside" the hull. Then it is still essentially flat enough to mount the unique lower unit that you are wanting to use while still enabling it to function properly. Bamm, you now can use your lower unit and it can still be mounted on the "transom" therefore classifying it as an outboard. Case closed.
-Jr.
Jr thinking about putting rockets on it to ,think people will have a problem with that to ( LOL)
Plus it must be an outboard engine. OUTBOARD ENGINE is the key statement here.NAMBA1. General
a. An outboard motor is defined as a complete internal combustion power and
propulsion unit that can be attached to and removed from the hull as one unit.
b. The outboard will be the single means of controlling the direction of the boat
Maybe I just didn't look close enough, but I thought John O's OB pivoted to turn the boat. It was something I'd call, "Functionally Ugly." Could this potentially "FU" outboard racing? I don't think so.NAMBA
1. General
a. An outboard motor is defined as a complete internal combustion power and
propulsion unit that can be attached to and removed from the hull as one unit.
b. The outboard will be the single means of controlling the direction of the boat
Maybe I just didn't look close enough, but I thought John O's OB pivoted to turn the boat. It was something I'd call, "Functionally Ugly." Could this potentially "FU" outboard racing? I don't think so.NAMBA
1. General
a. An outboard motor is defined as a complete internal combustion power and
propulsion unit that can be attached to and removed from the hull as one unit.
b. The outboard will be the single means of controlling the direction of the boat
Jerry,
You are kidding right? The key words here are Outboard Engine. The other statements are to do with the drive and steering system. On outboard tunnels you must allow the engine and drive to move together. With an outboard hydro, you are allowed to lock down the turning of the engine and use aux steering. In both cases the engine still has to be OUTBOARD. This is crazy. Some of you guys are veterans of this hobby and have forgotten the basic rules of I/O and Outboard engines?
JD
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