[quote=samc99us]The michigan race sounds awesome. Just be careful who you invite-might want to make the first to finish buy the rounds for the day!!!
It is sad to see the Worrell in this state. It is a challenge to put a race like this together, and I applaud the organizers for making that part happen, but I think the media game has changed. There were no real announcements until 3 weeks before the event, well, I got the news a year ago as I'm in the game but that doesn't work for international talent (please see CataCup). They picked the most expensive beachcat money could buy, with no factory sponsorship to help with parts and initial boat costs. Further, the boat has no real published rules. Finally, the best were not courted early and aided with proper equipment and ground crew. I'm talking guys like Mischa Heemskerk, Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby, Mitch Booth, Mike Easton/Tripp Burd, Todd Riccardi, Mike Christensen (Pacific 1000 winner) and others whose names I am forgetting but who are equally talented and make a race like this happen. Personally I am not trashing a $40,000 boat, burning all my annual leave, literally risking life and limb for a race with poorly written/non-existent class rules and at this point to race some great guys but in a tiny class with associated limited ground support. It takes a field of 10+ to get 8 boats up the coast in this sort of race!![/quote]
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