New equipment question

[jeff55v]

New equipment.

I just came back from my first NBRA race. A nice bunch of folks. All just wanting to go race and have fun too. Just like my buddies in APBA. It was a small club race and I had a great time. I took a head count (or should I say a powerhead count) Including my own motor, there were SIX Bass/Tohatsu powered boats there!
SIX!
At almost every APBA race I've ever gone to I'm the only Tohatsu guy there! I still to this day have APBA racers come up to my motor and tell me: "I've never seen one of these before!"
So you guys tell me, why is the Bass/Tohatsu motor doing so very well in NBRA and so poorly in APBA?

[mercguy]

hey now..........

I just came back from my first NBRA race. A nice bunch of folks. All just wanting to go race and have fun too. Just like my buddies in APBA. It was a small club race and I had a great time. I took a head count (or should I say a powerhead count) Including my own motor, there were SIX Bass/Tohatsu powered boats there!
SIX!
At almost every APBA race I've ever gone to I'm the only Tohatsu guy there! I still to this day have APBA racers come up to my motor and tell me: "I've never seen one of these before!"
So you guys tell me, why is the Bass/Tohatsu motor doing so very well in NBRA and so poorly in APBA?

its doing pretty **** good in Reg10 and Washington, in general!

[Dave M]

Congrats !!!

I just came back from my first NBRA race. A nice bunch of folks. All just wanting to go race and have fun too. Just like my buddies in APBA. It was a small club race and I had a great time. I took a head count (or should I say a powerhead count) Including my own motor, there were SIX Bass/Tohatsu powered boats there!
SIX!
At almost every APBA race I've ever gone to I'm the only Tohatsu guy there! I still to this day have APBA racers come up to my motor and tell me: "I've never seen one of these before!"
So you guys tell me, why is the Bass/Tohatsu motor doing so very well in NBRA and so poorly in APBA?

Congrats on finding the NBRA and the great group of guys that race within it. It truly is a fun organization to race with. I can't wait for the Nationals.

As far as why the Tohatsu is catching on there ? I dunno. Sid does sponsor the NBRA directly with his ads and banners and prizes and such at the big races. I think he is also a series sponsor. One other reason might be that the NBRA still has the 40CI "D" class. APBA does not. And this is where the moders Tohatsu can compete in along with any Merc 44XS stocker. Great competition with this format, so folks get excited about it.