April 2012
H - 7 Nitro Special Classes
Sportsman 40 Hydro (Sport 40 Hydro)
Boat Specifications
1. Boat must be inboard powered.
2. Hull must be a three (3)-point hydroplane
configuration and resemble a limited or
unlimited hydroplane design of past or present, except outrigger, modified outrigger,
tunnel, or canard hulls are NOT permitted.
3. Boat must have a name, sponsor's name, l
ogo, and/or a racing number affixed to hull (a
local, national, or fictitious sponsor name is acceptable).
4. Hull shall be a minimum of 35 inches and a maximum 40 inches in length.
5. If the bow is recessed behind the tips of the
sponsons, that recess shall be no larger than
25% of the overall length of the boat.
6. Boat must have a driver and/or simulated enclosed cockpit.
7. No part of the strut may protrude behind the
transom of the boat, or have a width greater
than 9/16 inches or a length longer than 3 inches.
8. See Sport Hull pictorial for clarification.
Engine Specifications
1.
IMPBA
D class engine shall be used.
2. Twin engine installations are not allowed in Sport 40.
General Rules
Racing to be conducted following current
IMPBA,
Contest and Racing Rules, racing
procedures and form