|
25-02-2009, 08:19 PM
|
#1
|
Traveling
Country: UK
Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Alderholt
Posts: 4,225
|
Class of 2009
A little quiet here this week so lets gossip
Who's up for 2009
So how are thing looking this season ?
V24 who we got, Scotty & Cliff guess 3 more total around 5 so that’s holding up
IIIC.... Ian, Brian, Alistair, Frank Possible TBC, Chris & Mark? could be down on numbers outside chance of Adam & Will maybe
IIIB Wishful-Foolish (Great names that) and lots of rumours, some undecided if 1.3 OCR or class III
Honda around 23 for both Classes
SEPA lots of calls on the season’s opening event, book early to avoid disappointment.
Tips for 2009
Well Scotty for V24 , looking good in testing and nearly as fast as the red funnel cat.
IIIC is too open to call
IIIB got to be team Playgroup coz I’m biased
I don’t know OCR well enough really but I’m sure Bob would chip in. JF whats running in Endurance?
Very much looking forward to a stretch of the legs as well, I really don’t have any bloody idea how that’s going to turn out, does egg clean off easily?..... MMMMMh thought not
__________________
|
|
|
25-02-2009, 09:19 PM
|
#2
|
/280
Country: Uk- Cambridge/Hertfordshire
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Retail Manager
Interests: Motorsport
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Posts: 469
|
the X-cats seem to be growing but then i suppose you could expect that with the races being held in the UAE. Just hope the reccession ends now so the sport can build its self up.
__________________
|
|
|
25-02-2009, 09:33 PM
|
#3
|
Traveling
Country: UK
Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Alderholt
Posts: 4,225
|
Yep that series is loooking very good
I was thinking more of the UK scene but then there will be 2 *6ltr cats available this season locally
|
|
|
25-02-2009, 09:49 PM
|
#4
|
/280
Country: Uk- Cambridge/Hertfordshire
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Retail Manager
Interests: Motorsport
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Posts: 469
|
I'm rather hoping the Honda series does well this year for many reasons, the Cowes race is shaping up to be a good one especially with the amount of boats that will be there.
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 09:15 AM
|
#5
|
BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
|
Sold the race boat, so looking for something to do "Marathon" class in, I have one or two contenders and I am still looking for alternatives!
__________________
Cookee
British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 09:22 AM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Country: England
Location: Warsash
Occupation: Boat Designer
Interests: sport
Boat name: Santana
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Warsash
Posts: 1,838
|
Just a few basic races for me as new boat will not fit into 3C with the engine I'm fitting.
Otherwise might do a race or two abroad.
Beyond there and in the future still really looking for an active class with lots of good fast different boats, close racing, good venues, sponsorship .........
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 09:25 AM
|
#7
|
numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
|
John (cookee) I know there was talk of you going historic, and that you were looking for a pre 89 boat to do it, so I need to let you know that the rule now is 25 years old (actual build year, not design) not 20 (it nearly went to 30) as the general feeling was that 20 years old hardly makes a craft 'historic'.
Didn't wanna see you blow a load of dosh for nowt.
cheers
Jon
__________________
.
"I Agree with everything you say really!" - John Cooke to Jon Fuller - 26-01-2013
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 09:30 AM
|
#8
|
Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
Interests: Skiving
Boat make: Spectre 30
Engines: 2 x Promax 225
Cruising area: In the bath
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: In a box
Posts: 5,201
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
so I need to let you know that the rule now is 25 years old
|
Is that just for the hull, or machinery as well?
__________________
Chaos for Moderator.
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 10:02 AM
|
#9
|
numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Davis
Is that just for the hull, or machinery as well?
|
Hull only, with a limit on how much you can increase engine capacity over the original config.
The historic rules are rather difficult, because as Mr Buzzi demonstrated last year on RB, they 'could' allow someone to produce a boat that could out perform the top current classes, which we don't want, so a max race average speed has been added, hopefully at a number that won't stiffle any genuine historic boats, but will stop anyone 'doing a Buzzi'..
see rules: http://www.boatmad.com/Marathon/mara...les26.2.09.pdf
__________________
.
"I Agree with everything you say really!" - John Cooke to Jon Fuller - 26-01-2013
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 10:28 AM
|
#10
|
BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
John (cookee) I know there was talk of you going historic, and that you were looking for a pre 89 boat to do it, so I need to let you know that the rule now is 25 years old (actual build year, not design) not 20 (it nearly went to 30) as the general feeling was that 20 years old hardly makes a craft 'historic'.
Didn't wanna see you blow a load of dosh for nowt.
cheers
Jon
|
Thank you for the information Jon - That makes a big difference! I actually agree with the 25 year old age limit, as there are a lot of boats that fit in the 20 year old limit that would make a nonsense of racing against the sort of boats that were in the RB8 classic class.
Back to the drawing board!
__________________
Cookee
British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 10:40 AM
|
#11
|
Registered User
Country: uk
Location: poole
Occupation: retail
Interests: sport and being lazy
Boat make: ring rib
Engines: merc xr2
Cruising area: bournemouth bay
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: poole
Posts: 1,681
|
Go modern up-scale the Bananashark to 36' and it will look like a Buzzi Bullet job done
and think how fasssst you can go the 24' did 91 so that makes a 36' shark around 137 cool
__________________
i can na give her any more captain
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 01:19 PM
|
#12
|
BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfun
Go modern up-scale the Bananashark to 36' and it will look like a Buzzi Bullet job done
and think how fasssst you can go the 24' did 91 so that makes a 36' shark around 137 cool
|
Not with a single 280 on the back it won't!
__________________
Cookee
British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
|
|
|
26-02-2009, 05:49 PM
|
#13
|
Registered User
Country: England
Location: colnbrook
Occupation: Transport Consultant
Interests: Powerboat racing, Ice hockey and aviation.
Boat name: Vines BMW
Boat make: B23
Engines: Evinrude 115HO
Cruising area: South coast
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: colnbrook
Posts: 221
|
We'll be out in 3B this year, just putting the finishing touches to the B23.
Also looking very likely we will be competing in the European's in Arendal (Subject to license endorsement!) in July. Anyone else competing this year?
|
|
|
27-02-2009, 06:49 PM
|
#14
|
Live for today, not 2moro
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South Coast
Occupation: Builder/Property Development
Interests: Racing
Boat name: Black Thunder
Boat make: Cougar
Engines: Rude 250HO
Cruising area: Solent/Anywhere
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: South Coast
Posts: 382
|
Not racing our own boat this year, its having a rest/development. So i am doing the Italian nationals, and around if anyone needs a nav for any races this year lol, see you all out on the water soon
__________________
Its the life in your years, not the years in your life
|
|
|
27-02-2009, 07:15 PM
|
#15
|
Aged Member
Country: UK
Location: HAMPSHIRE
Occupation: Safety Engineering
Boat name: Savannah
Boat make: Princess 415
Engines: Volvos
Cruising area: SOLENT
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: HAMPSHIRE
Posts: 779
|
Hello Will, I heard you'd sold the old girl.
Either way, if you dont get a seat, we could use your help (as before) at Torquay.
__________________
Land was invented to give boats somewhere to visit
|
|
|
27-02-2009, 10:26 PM
|
#16
|
Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
|
OCR Still very vague !! New A19 for Jeremy Gibson/David Ayre !! Just finishing a new boat for myself (new design 20ish foot) lots of enquiries, promises from South East. confident that all will be revealed in Looe at beginning of May.
Several good boats on the market if anyone is looking for some cheap fun !!
OCRDA are offering 1/2 price licenses for NEW competitors in 2009 !!
Bob
__________________
__________________
If Only
National Outboard Immersed Propeller Mono Record 103mph
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|