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Stock Outboard Technical changes effective as of February 2012

posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:00am in Official APBA Communications
via Jeff Brewster, SO Chairmen

Stock Outboard Technical changes effective as of February 2012
Please be advised that the following Stock Outboard Class Parity Committees have met and voted unanimously to make the following technical changes to the Sidewinder engines.

A Class Parity Committee:
Model 15S Sidewinder engine.
Combustion volume shall be: 15cc to 16.5 cc.
The engine shall now use a Dellorto 21 mm carburetor and a new sprayshield mounting bracket.

B Class Parity Committee:

2012 Assistant Risk Manager's Test

posted Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:36am in Official APBA Communications


The APBA Board of Directors approved a change to the General
Racing Rules at the 2012 National Meeting in Chicago. 
Effective immediately, the Referee will now assume the title of Chief
Referee/Risk Manager.   Those who previously
served as Risk Managers will now assume the title of Assistant Risk
Manager.  The purpose of this change is
to establish a definite chain of command and to provide for a single point of

2012 Assistant Risk Manager's Test

posted Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:36am in Official APBA Communications


The APBA Board of Directors approved a change to the General
Racing Rules at the 2012 National Meeting in Chicago. 
Effective immediately, the Referee will now assume the title of Chief
Referee/Risk Manager.   Those who previously
served as Risk Managers will now assume the title of Assistant Risk
Manager.  The purpose of this change is
to establish a definite chain of command and to provide for a single point of

UIM Class 1 Superlicenses

posted Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:55am in Official APBA Communications


The opening round of the 2012 Class 1 World Championship
series will take place in Doha-Qatar on 15/17 March 2012.



Please note that any application for superlicence must be
lodged within 4 weeks prior to the first event a driver wants to participate
in.



For the opening round, the deadline date for submitting is
16th February 2012, after that date it is not guaranteed the issue
on time for the first race.

UIM Class 1 Superlicenses

posted Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:55am in Official APBA Communications


The opening round of the 2012 Class 1 World Championship
series will take place in Doha-Qatar on 15/17 March 2012.



Please note that any application for superlicence must be
lodged within 4 weeks prior to the first event a driver wants to participate
in.



For the opening round, the deadline date for submitting is
16th February 2012, after that date it is not guaranteed the issue
on time for the first race.

Insider Report

posted Mon, 01/23/2012 - 5:40am in Thunderboats Museum Feed

     As a fan and participant of "Live Theatre" for many years, I have experienced several moments where a particular performance is just "magical". The kind of show where everyone nails their lines, hit all their marks. The lighting and the set just looks right together. After a few scenes you realize that the audience is just eating it up. The audience can't quite explain it, but they know that whatever they're seeing is cool beyond belief.

Hydro Footage

posted Mon, 01/23/2012 - 5:40am in Thunderboats Museum Feed
Found some footage from 1964 on an episode of "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" on HULU.com. The episode is titled "Time Bomb" and the racing scenes start around the 30 min. mark. Some of the hydros are Miss Exide, Mariner Too, The 4-seat Tempo, 1964 Miss Budweiser, Savair's Mist and the Miss Madison. The episode is stupid but the racing footage is pretty good. Take a look.

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