The Great Unification

what ck r u waiting for Randy, the only race you race with SBI last yr was Sarasota...You might want to talk to Bruce. Unless you r talking about other Org.???
 
Thanks Trent. New Board, non racers, Biloxi and Cumberland with sighned contracts and deposites and 4 more in the wings. $50,000 purse at the sites payed on the spot or within a week. SVL will have a no entry fee and a percentage of the $50,000 purse. Safty on the course on test day and as always a paid professional staff. Spec racing with pro AM racing. Possably doing some joint races with other Org., time will tell. This should be a great year for all the Org. with all this new and exciting news. Sounds like lots of money for all of us every where we race. More news to come!!!!
MD
 
great news , next year should be awsome for everyone, with the current pay out system and the 50,000 purse ,SVL with a big boat count is looking at the lions share ? can,t wait to here more, thanks randy,
 
News flash!!! George from Imco will temporarily be the class rep for SVL. I have to much on my plate and don't want to create the possibility of a conflict of interest in the new Org. Thank you George for taking on this job. The class will have an official vote later in Dec. Congrats on change. Rally the troops.:cheers2::bump:
MD
 
Biloxi in April as always first race of the year. The OSS board would like to do some joint races with SBI as well. Working on which ones.
MD
 
Update, all conversations with JC are going very well. We are going over the schedules, to see where we can race together. Off to meet with the Geico team today. Looking Good. Smitty
 
Proof that differences can be put aside for the betterment of the sport:

UIM - WPPA - IOTA…joint statement
Tuesday, 8 December: DUBAI (U.A.E.): Following the previous meetings in Italy, Stresa and Riccione, the UIM, WPPA and IOTA presidents, respectively, Raffaele Chiulli, Saeed Hareb and Gianfranco Venturelli met in Dubai, U.A.E., on 6 December and came to a common agreement regarding the full re-integration of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in the UIM and under the UIM rules.

The future cooperation will be run through the ‘Offshore Professional Committee’. This committee will include representatives of all involved parties.
Ratification by the UIM Council will be requested by 15 January, 2010.

UIM and WPPA have also met and agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding for the sanctioning and managing the UIM X-Cat World Series.

Commenting on the agreement, IOTA President, Gianfranco Venturelli, said. “We are delighted to have reached this unanimous agreement and consider it to be a hugely positive step forward for the future development of the Class 1 Championship,”

 
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