I have never been in favor of a boat being able to run in 2 difference classes like it is with these.
Ok so with that line of thinking then if a guy wants to run his sport 40 in 40 hydro you're gonna tell him/her no? Or if someone wants to run their 1/8th scale in 60 hydro (seen this numerous times in the past) no to that too? Or a sport 20 in 20 hydro (Right Bradley M.)?? 100% wrong answer. It's that kind of thinking that hurts the hobby not helps it. What's more enticing to a racer, especially a new one or one on a limited hobby budget than the ability to run one boat in more than one class. One of the reasons I like going to Hobart every year (besides the solid competition) is if I choose I can run my twin in 3 classes (F hydro, multi engine and unlimited). This cutting official classes approach will not solve anything. If it's a problem in your area set class entry minimums and a cut off date so if they don't hit the mark you drop the class. Gee how simple is that???? Some of you bitch about how much time it takes to run the classes and yet want to run the old Internats US-1 format where everyone runs time trials and you spend 2 1/2 to 3 days doing that. Why waste so much time when the emphasis
is and always has been placed on heat racing with total heat racing points being
DOUBLED! It's not rocket science to know if you're not top 5 or 6 in heat racing you're not going to win a US-1.
Damn this is gonna be a looong winter, as Kevin said not even snow on the ground yet and the cabin fever stuff is already starting........