No not Meth, tweek the rules as we will continue to do every year to strive for PARITY! "Had I not broke", "woulda", "coulda", etc. On December 3 it get's settled. All the lap times, pit stops, etc. from this years Enduro will go into making and "tweeking" the rules to make it so that Division I thru VI have an equal opportunity to win the '07 Enduro. The dream remains the same, to have all divisions on the same lap fighting to the finish, but alas it will be just a dream because I will hear.... "if I didn't break, I had a problem with my motor, I missed my pit stop, etc." . The fact remains it was close and the rules will continue to evolve and be made tighter. One can't say with 100% certainty that he/she didn't have a fair shot at winning as the variable factors (motor woes, water conditions, etc.) always play into it but can't be accounted for until after the fact. As I mentioned at the race site I am intent on having Division I (from the 06 rules) be absorbed into Division II and that will become the new Division I. For two years we have had 6 total boats (3 each year) in Division I and had offered many ways to get them there but they failed to show up. Now it's time to try something else. I also wish to extend the maximum length to 25' as I know it will open up the event to more Mfg. thus more entries as I can't have another year of barely a "breakeven".
The meeting on December 3 is extremely important and I encourage everyone who raced or participated to attend. Btw, this meeting is not open to the "keyboard cowboy" crew who have an opinion on everything but never step up an actually race. I need people who are committed to actually racing that have raced in '05 and '06.
Last, Bill, Division I got merged with Division II at the start because per the rules the race committee used their discretion and it would have looked ridiculous to start the Enduro with 3 boats, however at the end of the race, the amount of laps completed by the 3 Division I boats in the first 15 minutes of the race got added to their total amount of laps completed at the finish, they got their handicap back.
Again, we are only trying to make it fair for all divisions and the racers, owners and crew's feedback and input is important. BTW, I PM'd you earlier today and I need your response.
Take care,
Ross Wallach, RPM RACING ENT.