A couple things about the picklefork rule:
1) As previously stated, proving the declared construction date of a hull is accurate, will be difficult.
2)All boats built prior to 10-31-07 are exempt. If we are to take safety rules seriously, how can we exempt 80% of the boats on the water? Are they safer because they're older?
3) For most of the boats in most classes, complying with the rule is not difficult, but some of the smaller boats in order to meet these specs could be very difficult and maybe a little expensive.
4)The origin of this rule is from the UIM. I'm sure that some testing/engineering went into the development of these specifications to determine their validity. Aside from OSY 400 all their classes run between 90 and 120 mph. Is that really the model we should expect the typical ASH or BSH to compare to? Also in the UIM races, they use a modified lemans start and generally run on smaller/tighter courses than most of ours (at least that is what I've been told). Their boats are designed specifically for the type of racing they do. They have very different bottom and sponson designs that make the boats more prone to spin-outs and therefore T-bone type accidents.
We are making a rule to comply with the APBA BoD's request that we do so, but we are using dimensions that we believe are more suitable to our needs.
1) As previously stated, proving the declared construction date of a hull is accurate, will be difficult.
2)All boats built prior to 10-31-07 are exempt. If we are to take safety rules seriously, how can we exempt 80% of the boats on the water? Are they safer because they're older?
3) For most of the boats in most classes, complying with the rule is not difficult, but some of the smaller boats in order to meet these specs could be very difficult and maybe a little expensive.
4)The origin of this rule is from the UIM. I'm sure that some testing/engineering went into the development of these specifications to determine their validity. Aside from OSY 400 all their classes run between 90 and 120 mph. Is that really the model we should expect the typical ASH or BSH to compare to? Also in the UIM races, they use a modified lemans start and generally run on smaller/tighter courses than most of ours (at least that is what I've been told). Their boats are designed specifically for the type of racing they do. They have very different bottom and sponson designs that make the boats more prone to spin-outs and therefore T-bone type accidents.
We are making a rule to comply with the APBA BoD's request that we do so, but we are using dimensions that we believe are more suitable to our needs.
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