Self Righting Hull, why all the hate talk about them lately?

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  • properchopper
    • Apr 2007
    • 6968

    #16
    Originally posted by bbill1
    It has nothing to do with discouraging innovation.

    It has to do with racing. You stuff the boat and it ends up upside down your done.

    If you just wanna sport boat then have at it.
    Elegantly put; says it all.

    Besides, if one adjusts their race setup to FINISH on their boat's bottom, (which often involves de-tuning) and has to compete with an over-the-top setup having a speed advantage but trips/flips/ then self rights to compensate, there's cause for debate/challange.
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    • Doug Smock
      Moderator
      • Apr 2007
      • 5272

      #17
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      Enjoy the game Doby. LOL


      PS Since you won't accept a portion of the blame, I think we should place it on the shoulders of your CANADIAN contest director.

      Have a great day fellas!!
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      • chris
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 110

        #18
        In addition to the IMPBA racing rules the following racing rules will also apply
        to fast electric.
        1. During a race start, a boat cannot stop. Doing so will result in a one
        lap penalty. A boat will be considered as stopped when,
        a. the boat falls off plane or step allowing the bow to settle into the
        water.
        b.turns upside down for any reason even if it is a self-righting boat.
        c. a “barrel roll”, “end over end flip” or “spin” is not a stopping
        infraction unless the boat fails to continue forward motion but
        maybe grounds for a lane infraction.
        2. Once the race has started, a boat that stops for any reason will be
        called as a stopped boat by the contest director and allowed a five
        count to continue racing. At the contest directors discretion, a stopped
        boat may immediately be called as a dead boat if warranted. A
        stopped boat that fails to continue racing after the five count will now
        be called as a dead boat. A boat that stops three or more times during a
        heat will be assessed as a dead boat for the heat. When a boat is called
        as a ‘stopped boat’ it is also considered to be a ‘dead boat’, which
        must be avoided by other boats on the water. When a stopped boat is
        capable of resuming the race it must give ‘right of way’ to other boats
        on the water as described in the Contest & Racing Rules.
        3. At the end of a race as a boat finishes, one of two methods will be
        used. Either a cool down lap or park in the middle. The method used
        will be decided at the drivers meeting before any racing and used for
        all heats. At the International Regatta the cool down lap method will
        be used for all US1 classes.
        a.For the cool down lap, as a boat finishes the race it will continue
        all the way around to course before coming into shore. Note,
        that all heat race rules must be observed and right of way must
        be given to boats that are still racing.
        b.For the park in middle, as a boat finishes the race it will pull into
        the course infield if it safe to do so, come to a stop and wait for
        permission to return to shore. As a boat finishes the race and
        can not turn into the infield for any reason it will perform a cool down lap)


        Can anyone point me to ,, playing dead,, is a part of the race .

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        • Doby
          KANADA RULES!
          • Apr 2007
          • 7280

          #19
          Originally posted by D.Smock
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          Enjoy the game Doby. LOL


          PS Since you won't accept a portion of the blame, I think we should place it on the shoulders of your CANADIAN contest director.

          Have a great day fellas!!
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          • Steven Vaccaro
            Administrator
            • Apr 2007
            • 8720

            #20
            Originally posted by Insaniac
            I agree...the self-righting feature makes up for sloppy driving and shouldn't be allowed for racing.
            I'm constantly witnessing flipped(non self righting) boats during races. Maybe we should disallow those racers because the continually flip!
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            • Doby
              KANADA RULES!
              • Apr 2007
              • 7280

              #21
              Originally posted by Steven Vaccaro
              I'm constantly witnessing flipped(non self righting) boats during races. Maybe we should disallow those racers because the continually flip!
              Good point, poor driving leads to flipping.....man I must be a crappy driver. I put suntan lotion on the bottom of my hulls on sunny days.
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