These are my Ideas for rules ( that you can use where you live ) for a new practical way to start circle track boat racing with old bass boats ….. The only rules for your outboard motors is that they are sold through normal channels to the general public with a minimum of 1500 manufactured ....Other than that ... anything goes and there won't be any rules for circle track bass boat racing outboard motors ... All horsepower mods are legal and all manufactures can race against each other ... NO MOTOR RULES !!! ….. HOW CAN THAT BE POSIBLE ? !!!
There are so many different horse powered outboard models and manufactures over all the years ; that it would be impossible to have speck sheets for all of them for inspection .... and a lot of pro bass boaters already have modified their high horsepower motors ....So how can they compete against each other and put on a Bass Boat Race ?
Here's my idea on how to make this all work .... All makes of bass boats can go circle track racing against each other ; in the 70 mph Group C ....80 mph Group B ....or 90 mph Group A ....During circle track race practice and setup time ; It will be all about adjusting your foot pedal throttle stop to get as close to a break out GPS timed lap speed for A , B , and C circle track racing groups posted by the officials at the race site for the final break out qualifying session without going over the posted timed lap speed to determine who races against each other in the 3 lap heat races and 15 lap main events in each racing group ; A , B . and C ......During the race the circle track bass boat racing drivers can not go faster then their timed qualifying lap speed without being penalized by the race committee by telling the driver over his radio ; to slow down and allow the following boat behind to pass him for position … If the offending driver refuses to pull over ; he will stop being scored for the race …. This will keep drivers from sandbagging during breakout qualifying ....
I think this ; GPS break out timed lap ; idea will work better for circle track bass boat racing than choosing the competition by how much horsepower a boat has on it ; ...This timed lap idea is to keep a heavy Ranger bass boat that goes 70 mph with a 225 horsepower motor from being pitted against a super lite Allison bass boat that goes over 90 mph that uses the same 225 horsepower motor … I think all new circle track bass boat racing drivers should learn circle track bass boat racing in the 70 mph Group C Bass Boat Racing class for at least one season before moving up to Group B or Group A ; by using their throttle stop for this ; regardless of how fast their boat can go without their throttle stop slowing them down .
Perhaps the foot peddle throttle stop can be adjusted on the fly by using a small motorized push rod and a toggle switch mounted on the steering wheel to get as close to the posted breakout qualifying lap time as possible before the start of the race ... This will keep the competition close and will be all about the circle track bass boat racing driver's skills to become the race winner at the end of the day .....
My idea for a circle track bass boat race would be ; a qualifying lap ; a couple of fast 3 lap sprint races , and a 15 lap feature bass boat race for A ,B , and C groups would work fine ..... All the circle track racing bass boats would have radios and would line up ; in rows of 2 side by side like Nascar stock cars ; in inverted order with the fastest circle track racing bass boats in the back .... When the huge pack of over 20 circle track bass boats slowly enter the starting box ; between the turn 4 buoy and the start finish line ; The starting cannon fires ; The green flag waves ; and the crowd comes screaming to their feet ;as the words GREEN ! GREEN ! GREEN ! comes over the radios to the circle track racing bass boat drivers radios and the mad dash to the first turn begins
This way of starting is familiar to most NASCAR stock car auto racing fans and is a economical way to conduct a circle track bass boat club race .....
If you want to put on a sanctioned circle track club race through APBA ( American Powerboat Racing Association ) OPC racing .... who would pay for it ? .... The drivers entry fees would be the main support for this and trophies for this circle track bass boat racing class .... See my ideas on conducting a boat race on page 3
Could the future of circle track bass boat racing be successful ? .... YES !!! ... Like NASCAR'S stock car racing tour and truck champion racing series ; circle track racing bass boats could be relatable and familiar with the general public ... Major prize money could come from the same businesses that promote the huge prize funds at bass fishing tournaments
Here are some regional circle track racing clubs . Click the links below ; to see the places they race at ... The members of these clubs are great down to earth guys and I'm sure they will be there to help guide you along the way to get started in boat racing
NGK Formula One Powerboat Championship Series. http://www.ngkf1.com/
APR (power boat super league ) is in New Martinsville West Virginia http://www.aprsuperleague.com/
Power Boat Nationals in Alexandria Ohio http://www.PowerboatNationals.com
Twin City Power Boat Assoc In Deerwood Minnesota http://tcpba.org/
For circle track bass boat racing idea for safety the APBA OPC racing tunnel hull reinforced cockpit ( safety capsule ) is a must for circle track bass boats that go a top-end speed over 70 mph ....The APBA OPC racing tunnel hull safety capsule was introduced for APBA OPC circle track racing tunnel hull Formula One boats in the 1980 's and later made mandatory for all APBA OPC circle track racing tunnel hull classes ....Some injuries have happened in APBA OPC racing tunnel hull capsule boats ; However incidents like this are extremely rare ...Most APBA OPC circle track racing tunnel hull drivers can walk away from a 130 mph APBA OPC racing tunnel hull Formula one boat wreck ; with out a scratch ...APBA OPC racing tunnel hull safety cells have been used in APBA Mod V P series circle track race boats in the past and I think they will easily fit in a circle track bass boat too . In circle track bass boats that will race in the C sprint and C main races that go a top end speed under 70 mph I think most accidents will be spin outs and collisions in turns and stock car or ATV type roll cage might work fine ...The APBA s safety committee would be the best judge of that … These are theAPBA OPC Rules for all of this .
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The circle track racing boats pictured above raced in Mod VP class ; in the 1980's ; and they used a APBA OPC racing tunnel hull safety capsule ( reinforced Cockpit ) bolted to the floor .... These safety capsules can survive a high speed APBA OPC racing tunnel hull 130 mph Formula One tunnel boat high speed blow over accident and the driver usually walks away
Circle Track Bass Boat Racing isn't a racing class yet so this photo is the best that I can do to show what a Allison boat would look like with a APBA OPC racing tunnel hull safety capsule in it ... I think Allison uses the same hull ; that they use for their 2002 bass boat and use a different deck on it for drag racing ... I think a Allison 2002 bass boat would look really cool with a safety APBA OPC racing tunnel hull capsule in it bolted to the floor !
Rules and Ideas for Bass Boat Racing
The boats above are the APBA OPC Tri-hull racing series ... They used roll cages and have a top end speed of 65 mph .... This class is very popular in Texas ; but I think these boat hulls would be very hard to find elsewhere .
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