Mod VP original rules

[David]

Did the original rules state that the center pad had to be deeper than the sponsons? If yes, by how much?

thanks

[GETBOATS]

I only recall officials placing a straight edge across the bottom looking for that center pod being deeper. By how much? I don't think they were looking for a number.

[donmac]

Baker we had at the shop was raced by Gary Lyons ? Owned Stripeline detailing, I don't recall the center pad being deeper than sponsons!

[JPEROG]

Maybe the rules said equal to or deeper? Roark and Rusty Campbell were awarded a ton of wins in STVs and would have been protested if they didn't meet the requirements. I think they are just over inch or so lower then the sponsons the STV.

Joe

[Onetime]

Interesting.
With the center pad lower than the sponsons, boat is faster.
What was/is Parker’s rule regarding center pad?

[David]

On boat racing facts, Ron Hill said that the original rule was that the center pad had to be at least even with the sponsons.

[racer]

Last 3 feet of the ctr pod had to have at least 8 inches of it's width even or below the lowest part of the sponson.

[RADER]

I’ve raced mod vp way way back in the day. I hate saying way way back but the pad was even across the board. At least that’s what I remember. Lots of fun.

[CUDA]

Where is the pad on the Stoker, even or below ?

MVP was the BEST racing. like stock car racing in the old days, real boats that anyone could buy and play with, just lighter versions,

I haven't paid much attention to stock car racing because nothing is the same as stock,

I loved old Trans Am for the same reason, real cars, tight rules, I use to go to Watkins Glen for F1, Trans Am

Nascar is now a joke.

[racer]

Cuda, below

[CUDA]

Al, since you have been tweaking bottom designs your whole life,

It would be a good read of some of your findings,

I've been working in a big boat boatyard for the past week, for some reason, I've always been intrigued by hull designs,

When I was doing my thing 25 years ago, I would look at the hull upside down and try to imagine what was doing what.

Al, I remember you lived in the Villages Fl for a little while,

Not far away is the St Johns River, I'm moving to East Palatka Fl the river is over a mile wide in front of my place and I get a sunset every night

It's OLD FL, Cracker Town, after 40 years in Fl, I found an area that's not destroyed by modern development.

[JCSmile]

It would be cool to see a modvp exhibition at one of the drag or circle races, seeing lake boats turn like that is pretty incredible from the videos I've seen

[RADER]

You actually feel G force in the turns. Lake Havasu was a great place to run.

[1954bmw]

Hey Cuda, Corky Bells, with a dock on the St. Johns has pretty good food, I go to Georgia Boys fishing.

[Baker343]

My 86 Baker 18.6 that ran Havasu and the Parker Enduro in 86 driven by Delbert Teague.
I found it in 2013 and did some roundy roundy and Parker Enduro races up until about 2018.
Center pad is even.