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i would like to note my unofficial results for the interested parties out there that could not attend the meeting.
1.all commissioners were in attendance.
2.the 2008 Nationals will again be in Kankakee after much negotiate. the 45, 60, & 120 Worlds previously awarded to Kankakee were withdrawn. 45 was then awarded to Trenton, 120 awarded to Marietta & 60 went to Marietta/Soo.
3.the 2009 Nationals were awarded to Kankakee. the 2009 45 & 120 Worlds were awarded to Trenton.
4.the 2008 NAC's for 45 & 120 were awarded to Bay City.
5.OPC voted the videotape rule out of our portion of the rulebook. race management then made an exception for OPC in the general racing rules. (this does not mean we must use video. simply, the referee can if they want to...)
6.the NEW mercury 200xs was voted to be a legal sst120 and sst200 engine. the racing cost is $20,815. the teams currently racing them will return them and be given an opportunity to purchase one. the engines will be available sometime this summer. (there was a lot of discussion... there will be a parity committee focusing on keeping the 2 engines competitive.)
7.the Trenton/Soo race date conflict was temporarily resolved as Trenton moved one weekend earlier. however, after losing their 120 Worlds bid, the date was not fixed.
8.2008 Major Series approved: APR for 60 & 120, PPT for 45, and finally Champboat for 120. (WFLS did not apply for series approval.)
9.prepare to show up with 2" of head clearance this year, or not race. fix it at home in the garage now. a plan will be made as to how to make this become 4" sooner than later...
10.the new Mercury 4-stroke 60 was approved and will be a spec motor, spec boat, and spec prop. goal will be to have 12-15 of these available for $16k for the 2009 season...
just reporting what i can recall. happy to answer questions. won't point any fingers though. for that type of info, you should've been in detroit.
i will say you missed some fun... and some greatly overpriced food & beverage.
1.all commissioners were in attendance.
2.the 2008 Nationals will again be in Kankakee after much negotiate. the 45, 60, & 120 Worlds previously awarded to Kankakee were withdrawn. 45 was then awarded to Trenton, 120 awarded to Marietta & 60 went to Marietta/Soo.
3.the 2009 Nationals were awarded to Kankakee. the 2009 45 & 120 Worlds were awarded to Trenton.
4.the 2008 NAC's for 45 & 120 were awarded to Bay City.
5.OPC voted the videotape rule out of our portion of the rulebook. race management then made an exception for OPC in the general racing rules. (this does not mean we must use video. simply, the referee can if they want to...)
6.the NEW mercury 200xs was voted to be a legal sst120 and sst200 engine. the racing cost is $20,815. the teams currently racing them will return them and be given an opportunity to purchase one. the engines will be available sometime this summer. (there was a lot of discussion... there will be a parity committee focusing on keeping the 2 engines competitive.)
7.the Trenton/Soo race date conflict was temporarily resolved as Trenton moved one weekend earlier. however, after losing their 120 Worlds bid, the date was not fixed.
8.2008 Major Series approved: APR for 60 & 120, PPT for 45, and finally Champboat for 120. (WFLS did not apply for series approval.)
9.prepare to show up with 2" of head clearance this year, or not race. fix it at home in the garage now. a plan will be made as to how to make this become 4" sooner than later...
10.the new Mercury 4-stroke 60 was approved and will be a spec motor, spec boat, and spec prop. goal will be to have 12-15 of these available for $16k for the 2009 season...
just reporting what i can recall. happy to answer questions. won't point any fingers though. for that type of info, you should've been in detroit.
i will say you missed some fun... and some greatly overpriced food & beverage.
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