The Michigan Cup 2013 (June 28,29,30)

[T.S.Davis]

Dave, 09 was NOT the shining point of my FE career. I'm still feeling the sting of losing my mind. Or is it a void............... I miss it.....a little.....my mind that is.

You're probably right. Probably over thinking it. At one point we said to the Elks "you guys figure out who to award it too". We may end up back to that yet.

At the 2010 NATS it would have been you or Rod. Thanks for hunting down lunch for the entire race site Dave. I haven't forgotten that gesture.

[madmikepags]

It's fair I got a better shot at gettin 3 firsts in q off and open hydro than you do in those 2 classes, those classes have a lot of guys in them and anytyhing can happen!! then make it 3 classes but I think you're thinking its easy to get all firsts, Like I said I won 5 classes and had 6 firsts and 2 seconds of my total 8 heats and I was not in the running. I think it's fair cause you have newbies, vets and kids all able to win it? just my thought, I'm not arguing, I just like that format, cause a guy like me who doesn't run sv27 opc or lhs doesnt have a chance at high points with the Nats formula.

[madmikepags]

BTW I like dave's idea, get 3 or 4 guys (unknown to everyone else) and let them pick a winner.

[D. Newland]

... cause a guy like me who doesn't run sv27 opc or lhs doesnt have a chance at high points with the Nats formula.

I'll give you LSH, but not OPC or SV27. SV27 isn't a legal NAMBA class and OPC attendance is hit/miss, depending on geographical area, but it's not a High Points deal breaker if you don't run that class.

But, LSH. That is a deal breaker if you don't run it or finish poorly in it. Do well in LSH at an event and people notice.

That's the main driving force behind the formula I use. It puts emphasis on the most popular FE classes that have the most competition, which helps narrow the otherwise broad scope of FE classes that we have.

[madmikepags]

LSH is actually the only big hole in my fleet, I have good boats in almost everything, and I refuse to show up at a race like this with a boat thats not ready to do battle, you end up tinkering and worrying too much about that boat and not concentrating on your good boats. That happened to me at the Mi and Co Nats.

[DPeterson]

Sean and I are signed up. Will get Jeff to do so soon. Got the calendar scheduled and the trailer rented.

Is there a designated Hotel that the majority of the racers are staying at? How is the Lodging list on the club site put together? Closest to farthest? Cheap to expensive? Which one is closest to the adult entertainment section of town? Jeff and Sean was inquiring. :)

Doug

[fas]

Doug Thanks

with Jeff and the other that as going to sign up that should make 30 guys and some of the top races in the nation man I can't wait for this to go down the only other one we havn't heard from is Jason where you at man you don't want to miss this one

Fred

[LuckyDuc]

What about that Smock fella? He made some comments awhile back about a trip to this.

[Doby]

I think he's afraid to come up.

[T.S.Davis]

Doug, I honestly don't know who is staying where. I'll be staying on site with Fred and our two boys.. The commute will be perfect if I need to make it on my hands and knees. Perfect role model that I am.

You've been called out Mr Smock. Bring it!

[T.S.Davis]

Doug, if you make the trip you'll be back every year. It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Good racing coupled with good people and tons of laughs.

[line6]

SV27 isn't a legal NAMBA class and even though Florida allowed it in their H.P calculation in '11

We did? thats news 2 me.

JAson Sims

[T.S.Davis]

JAson Sims

.................you're mother wears combat boots.

[fas]

Jason

There you are you have to come it won't be the same if your not here think about should be 30 guys a week end of racing and fun I will even tell Nayman to give howard the chaps to bring up lol

Ray how wide is your chair just doing some planning

[T.S.Davis]

I think he's afraid to come up.

Actually, the way this works is you have to very cautiously find a way to breach this subject with the governor of fun (every race wife widow).

Goes something like this:
Hey hunny, I know I spend a lot of (time, money, thought, retirement futures, kids college funds) on this silly ridiculous nonsense hobby of mine but I there's this big race up in Michigan and it sounds like it might be fun..................here's where you start talking faster before she can respond....................and I was thinking you could go with me. They're having a whole big shin dig with fireworks and everything and then later in the summer we can go to someplace you want to go (getting low on o2 so you start running the words together) likemaybeIdon'tknowhowdoesthenmoonsound?

You've started to turn purple because you have to get all that out in one breath. If you pause she's got ya.