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23-03-2009, 03:45 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
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A "Closed Forum" makes for "Hygienic Posts", what about Ex. Racers and Officials who don’t either hold a Licence or Office any longer - do they not have a voice?
One thing that I feel this site offers is a wealth of experience which is freely offered (by members) to those (members) who seek advice - let's don’t change that...
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23-03-2009, 04:54 PM
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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
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Originally Posted by Pash 1
what about Ex. Racers and Officials who don’t either hold a Licence or Office any longer - do they not have a voice?
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Indeed, or us ex-racers who like to offer advice, help, suggestions and occasionally take the piss.
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23-03-2009, 05:18 PM
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#43
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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Originally Posted by Tony Davis
Indeed, or us ex-racers who like to offer advice, help, suggestions and occasionally take the piss.
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Ahhhhhh..... but you take the p*ss in such a friendly way Tony
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23-03-2009, 05:23 PM
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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
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There won't be any closed forums, or exclusive clubs.
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23-03-2009, 06:26 PM
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Lance
Country: England
Location: Poole
Occupation: marine engineer
Interests: most make boat go faster!
Boat name: have customer key board!!
Boat make: the most horse power
Engines: black is beautiful!! not fussy
Cruising area: if there's boats im there
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Poole
Posts: 107
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Originally Posted by Pash 1
A "Closed Forum" makes for "Hygienic Posts", what about Ex. Racers and Officials who don’t either hold a Licence or Office any longer - do they not have a voice?
One thing that I feel this site offers is a wealth of experience which is freely offered (by members) to those (members) who seek advice - let's don’t change that...
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Sorry ok had a licence or been an official! It was an idea! But bitch fights and sh1t stirring and dirty laundry is not productive! What most of us post is good and helpful and may it continue. Others can still ask for advice and if it is about racing then they would obviously have a licence! What’s wrong with asking on technical Q&A?
Real names, at least you would know weather its worth listening to or there just wanabes!
If as many people raced as posted sh1t then racing would not be dwindling!
(I can’t do it so lets try and F***K for ever one who does)
John I thought powerboat racing is an exclusive club? I was just striving for some control, you all ripped into Lil Devil and rightly so why not prevent this, I am sure prevention is better than cure! Maybe it’s just the hits (£££) 
Most of you are Racers/ex, moderators anyway so what you worried about it just stops the Knobs!
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23-03-2009, 06:48 PM
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#46
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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
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Originally Posted by Lance
Jon I thought powerboat racing is an exclusive club?
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Hardly, without looking too far, we have you, me and Barry Deakin! hardly what you'd call elite clientele eh.
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I am sure prevention is better than cure! Maybe it’s just the hits (£££) |
Yeah, righto.
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Originally Posted by Lance
Most of you are Racers/ex, moderators anyway so what you worried about it just stops the Knobs! |
Yeah, but veryone has their own view of what denotes a 'Knob'.
Powerboat racing is famous for being a well kept secret. making a forum elite, for racers (self important nobs) will only increase the 'us & them' factor for those outside the sport, looking in. I can't see it being productive, and would most likely increase a few peoples/racers perception of their own superstardom.
There are a good few people not involved in racing, who see the racing fraternity as rather clique. and a bit up themselves, I think there's good reason for that opinion, lets not make it worse.
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23-03-2009, 08:14 PM
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#47
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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Originally Posted by Tony Davis
Indeed, or us ex-racers who like to offer advice, help, suggestions and occasionally take the piss.
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Occasionally? Must re read my dictionary.
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25-03-2009, 11:42 PM
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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
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How are the Numbers looking to date any early feedback
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23-04-2009, 09:05 PM
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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
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See ya all around Saturday Lunchtime.
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23-04-2009, 09:52 PM
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Location: Great Horwood
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Location: Great Horwood
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Originally Posted by BluFin
How are the Numbers looking to date any early feedback
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I heard 7 entries - could be worse - I watched a race down at AYC in '85 with 4 entries.
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23-04-2009, 11:15 PM
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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
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When I last spoke it was 12 with a few more possibles
12th will do for the first one in 23 years
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23-04-2009, 11:28 PM
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#52
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Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
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Location: Great Horwood
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All the merrier!
Enjoy and have a safe race you old b'....
Will be thinking of you chaps when I finally wake up in my hotel room after the BPRC ball.
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