Batavia and 5 laps?

[photohoward1]

When is Batavia going to get up to par on the 5 lap race.

Is anyone really happy with racing for 45 seconds?

HT

 

[sjslhill]

A longer course sounds better to me. Anyone like running 60 mph on that small course? Let's do the 1/8th and forget 1/10th

 

[drobie]

I'd especially like to see a few more than 4 laps in the 700, 12 cell hydro class.

Although Jeff is probably open to change, my guess is it will come very slowly. This year, he dropped the straight shaft drive requirement in P Spec.

We'll be there running whatever we have to.

 

[sjslhill]

My guess is that he will switch to the 1/8th course for 2004. Going to 5 laps is like doing nothing at all with todays speeds.

I'd especially like to see a few more than 4 laps in the 700, 12 cell hydro class.

Although Jeff is probably open to change, my guess is it will come very slowly. This year, he dropped the straight shaft drive requirement in P Spec.

We'll be there running whatever we have to.

 

[Guest]

For Batavia it has been a waiting game on going to the 1/2 mile or 5 lap format.

With the speeds boats are going and with duration, we will test the 4 lap 1/8th as a suitable replacement to the 5 lap 1/10th in 2004.

Wider is better.......

Jeff

 

[jstevens]

For Batavia it has been a waiting game on going to the 1/2 mile or 5 lap format.
With the speeds boats are going and with duration, we will test the 4 lap 1/8th as a suitable replacement to the 5 lap 1/10th in 2004.

Wider is better.......

Jeff

Ok its me...

Jeff

 

[sjslhill]

For Batavia it has been a waiting game on going to the 1/2 mile or 5 lap format.
With the speeds boats are going and with duration, we will test the 4 lap 1/8th as a suitable replacement to the 5 lap 1/10th in 2004.

Wider is better.......

Jeff

Ok its me...

Jeff

What classes are in for 2004?

thanks

Steve

 

[Spraguepsycho1]

Would it be feasible to just go with a time limit like the car guys run? The local off-road track here runs stock 6 cell vehicles for 6 minutes, modified's only run 4 minutes, finish the lap you're on when the time runs out, most first across the finish line with the most laps wins. To me that would be a lot more enjoyable than just running 4 laps and calling it a race. Now I know why so many people run so many classes, sounds like that's the only way to get time on the water.lol

 

[sjslhill]

Would it be feasible to just go with a time limit like the car guys run? The local off-road track here runs stock 6 cell vehicles for 6 minutes, modified's only run 4 minutes, finish the lap you're on when the time runs out, most first across the finish line with the most laps wins. To me that would be a lot more enjoyable than just running 4 laps and calling it a race. Now I know why so many people run so many classes, sounds like that's the only way to get time on the water.lol

Batavia and other races have 4 min classes now.

thanks

Steve

 

[jstevens]

Would it be feasible to just go with a time limit like the car guys run? The local off-road track here runs stock 6 cell vehicles for 6 minutes, modified's only run 4 minutes, finish the lap you're on when the time runs out, most first across the finish line with the most laps wins. To me that would be a lot more enjoyable than just running 4 laps and calling it a race. Now I know why so many people run so many classes, sounds like that's the only way to get time on the water.lol

I think it is a good idea but there are some differences.

Car guys can easily run 8 or 10 in a heat. Boat guys usually 5 - 6 at the most.

Dead cars are retrieved by a land lover marshal. Dead boats by retrieval boat. More than one boat, multiply retrieval time. Usually there is one dead boat per race.

We usually run our endurance races on Saturday. Mainly because racers will be back on Sunday and don't drive home late Sat night. This year we ran 18 classes with 150 boats over 2 days. If we did all endurance, we would have to be a 3 or 4 day event like Europe is. Actually I think Naviga is 5-6 days all endurance.

So to keep a 2 day event 2 days we stick with mostly sprint racing with a flavor of endurance. For 2004 we would like to offer a bigger course for better racing, little longer runtimes and hopefully less accidents.

The last big car race I went to had just about as many cars that Batavia had boats. In a 2 day period they ran 4 round qualifiers and triple A mains. They were very efficient with managing the clock (2-3 min between heats, back to back rounds, 45min - 1 hour lunch) and ran 8 in a heat for qual and 10 for a main using personal transponders. With this said it was still an all day thing, were wondering if they needed lights on to finish saturday.

Batavia was just as efficient with running the races too. Although with bigger numbers come bigger changes.

Jeff

 

[kensmith]

I am looking forward to assisting Jeff with some testing of bigger track or if that doesn't work at Depot Pond....adding another lap. Seems like the heats go by soooo quickly (especially when I am prop side up... )!

Ken