Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
That sounds like an easy group to merge into one. But, if you have more competition, therefore not as many wins, do you still continue to receive the sponsorship money?
Headlines
The Great Unification
- Thread starter stevequick
- Start date
That sounds like an easy group to merge into one. But, if you have more competition, therefore not as many wins, do you still continue to receive the sponsorship money?
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
no it won,t be legal if you rebore a block,,,and no knowone else can reseal them. in our series i think inovatition seals are legal in sbi ,(which i think there should be more certified sealers) it would promote more engine builders involvment.
Wahoo 214
Charter Member
Scott, you shouldn't make accusation toward people when you have no clue of what you are talking about. If anyone in SV suspected Smitty or anyother team of cheating we would tear the boat down!.. I also know and believe that Smitty is far too smart to destory the best Org in offshore just to get another trophy.
I believe if anyone has to worry about cheating it is in an Org were a guy is only running it for a profit and will make a class or rules just to let a sponsor or manufacturer take "first". If the racers don't have a say they are only leaving themselves open for a hard screwing.
By the way, there is no way he is cheating in SV. He runs on pump gas, has Merc head castings, stock intake, stock exhaust, stock ecu, 502 ci. and makes weight. Those are the rules and we all run by them. Smitty and Anthony win because they are better than we are, not because of the boat.
Last edited by a moderator:
Jimmy,
why dont you call Teague and get the hrs he has on them, he is the first in and last out on test days, If that isnt a good source of info on the durability of the 525 nothing is.
A whether poeple like him or not, he is the National Champion in Cat Lite. undesputed!
he raced every org and won that title, he didnt buy it.
why dont you call Teague and get the hrs he has on them, he is the first in and last out on test days, If that isnt a good source of info on the durability of the 525 nothing is.
A whether poeple like him or not, he is the National Champion in Cat Lite. undesputed!
he raced every org and won that title, he didnt buy it.
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Good idea. If he raced the same engines as many years as George has it would be about 4,000......:ack2:
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Was inovation the "accused" one back a few years ago?
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
pete you right he told me in loto they just swaped out motors ,,,they had over 4000 racing miles, think about it each race is about 100 miles and he test a lot ,, thats amazing to me , i asked him ,,,if i could buy an engine from him ,,, he said i would be crazy to pull it out now it,s just now broke in, he said to race it for about 150 hrs..:USA:
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
I had previously asked him. He said he logged 4000 miles on the motors last season. Nobody runs more than Bob. He put 300 plus miles on it is Sunny Isles in 3 days.
You don't see DNF's in 525 classes.
You do see them but rare and its usually the drive hanging off the back, no fault of the motor. IN SVL that is, with the 6 it is a bullet proof package.
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
INONVATITION did nothing wrong !!!! they rebuilt an engine and used an engine BLOCK ( that mercury bought 50 of the same week because they could,nt any) and some how oss deamed it wrong, ps the funny thing is i think were racing against it NOW !!!
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Thanks, I just remembered hearing something back in the past.
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
unless they break off the skegs,,, ie,, cat lites
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
And SV in a spin......
Sean H
Charter Member
More boats, more prize money.
The extra 15k a race that Mercury was kicking into the 850 class stopped when the Mercury truck stopped coming as well. We were lucky to win the 6 boat 850 race last year (with Mecury bonus and contingency money).
As far as a contact at Mercury Racing, you will just have to call the office. Since Jim's stroke earlier this year, I am not sure on the actual person in charge of the racers stuff. I always talk to Dan or Dave in the shop with any technical question. Hopefully the economy turns around at some point for those guys, they were fun to have at the races.
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
paul we use RICK MACKEY in fonduloc he is a good source and gets answers,
Just curious are schedules being put together?? Patchogue, St clair, as well as Biloxi,
and LOTO, I think it is a great time for the powers to be to get on the phone and make sure race weekends dont conflict, and to provide race teams and fans time to look ahead and prepare for these events. Biloxi is usually the end of March or the begining of April, the fan support in this town is incredible, and the promoter's are Top Notch.
and LOTO, I think it is a great time for the powers to be to get on the phone and make sure race weekends dont conflict, and to provide race teams and fans time to look ahead and prepare for these events. Biloxi is usually the end of March or the begining of April, the fan support in this town is incredible, and the promoter's are Top Notch.
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
well yes i do,, but he don,t take mercury bucks ?:26:
Similar threads
