Mercury Formula Race 60 - Water Pickup Questions

**lars strom** · 12-22-2023, 02:19 PM

After lots of searching I finally found it..

This is from 2009 when APBA got involved with the Merc 60 race class..!!

**slowJEEP** · 12-22-2023, 02:24 PM

I guess that didn't turn out very well. Cost of entry top high for what it is?

**lars strom** · 12-22-2023, 03:27 PM

@slowJEEP

I don't remember but UIM and Europe did not go for the one design Spec class boat like APBA wanted..

Some pictures from my Swedish racing thread (2009)

I think this is a boat built by Pugh tested the first time in the US..not sure what happened the Revolution Boats.

**powerabout** · 12-22-2023, 06:35 PM

I think someone left town with he money, that was the end of that project
It was also competing with the sst45.

**lars strom** · 12-22-2023, 08:16 PM

If I remember correct I got this picture from Evolution Boats in Modesto, California 2009.
Don't know if it was ever built or not..!!

**powerabout** · 12-22-2023, 09:50 PM

Revolution went and RJ starting making the boats.
I bought 3 from him for sst45.
RJ did the testing for the uim
Still think its a GT60 engine, i could get behind that class, very suprised it doesnt already exist in Europe.

**lars strom** · 12-24-2023, 09:19 AM

Abu Dhabi Maritime Sports Club

**lars strom** · 12-24-2023, 10:22 AM

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**lars strom** · 12-24-2023, 07:05 PM

Lithuania's Paulius Stainys added another UIM Medal to his collection in 2023 securing the UIM F4 World Bronze Medal in Viverone.

**lars strom** · 12-25-2023, 11:28 AM

The #7 UIM F4 lady racer Mathilda Wiberg of Sweden has had a phenomenally busy 2023 season both on and off the water!

**lars strom** · 12-25-2023, 06:53 PM

Kaunas, Lithuania.

**25two.stroke** · 12-25-2023, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

If I remember correct I got this picture from Evolution Boats in Modesto, California 2009.
Don't know if it was ever built or not..!!

Not sure about Evolution boats, but I know a guy Robert West who is out there in modesto/stockton area who builds F1 F2 and has built some F4 boats. Maybe he bought the shop/equipment/intel from Evolution? RJ Composites I think is his business and he races a little bit of F1 in one of his hulls. He was doing some APX testing in the delta here last year or the year before. I saw one or two of the F4 boats he built with both a Formula60 and with johnson st45 motors.

**lars strom** · 12-26-2023, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

The #7 UIM F4 lady racer Mathilda Wiberg of Sweden has had a phenomenally busy 2023 season both on and off the water!

Mathilda Wiberg having some issues with her race boat.

**lars strom** · 12-26-2023, 11:51 AM

Mathilda Wiberg.

**wildrunner** · 12-26-2023, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by 25two.stroke

Not sure about Evolution boats, but I know a guy Robert West who is out there in modesto/stockton area who builds F1 F2 and has built some F4 boats. Maybe he bought the shop/equipment/intel from Evolution? RJ Composites I think is his business and he races a little bit of F1 in one of his hulls. He was doing some APX testing in the delta here last year or the year before. I saw one or two of the F4 boats he built with both a Formula60 and with johnson st45 motors.

Do you have Robert's contact info? Would like to talk to him about some set-up items on the F4 boats.

Thanks!