NO! What's a shame is that the racer you speak of doesn't know how to handle himself in a stressfull/emotional situation. I was on the ramp and in the pits, I saw the whole thing go down, front row seat so to speak, he was out of line. End.
Were you also in the seat of the boat that was hosed down with the ILLEGAL nozzle? This whole thing is totally out of whack to what actually happened. What I see in the future of CJ racing is a big zero. APBA has probably decided already that they don't need this class, a class that is hard pressed to fill a class. Read the rule book, a class that has less than XX boats in the previous year will be discontinued, and this class hasn't even been re instated yet. I also had a front row seat to the illegal parts that created this whole deal. The events that happened afterwards were so minor that the racers involved COULD have just let it slide, but no, lets make a huge deal out of it and blow any chance that CJ had to be reinstated. The class is dead due to low boat count, and low boat count is associated with lack of dedication. Read the rule book about illegal parts that gain a performance advantage and the fines and suspensions that go along with cheating. Officials that look the other way over certain things that certain people do are useless to this sport. There have been a few "altercations" among drivers this year, but this was the only one that seems to garner any attention. Sadly, this is the one APBA will look at when they boot the class, kinda like shooting ones self in the foot......
So, luckystiff, tell me all about your involvement with APBA all these years, tell me about all the races you've attended, all the boats you've built, crewed for, or actually raced.......
Why don't you come see me at Ming so we can bench race about all the good times at the races??...............I'm crackin' the brews Friday night in the PS89 pit, this is an open invitation to all here on SoCaljets to stop by for a cold one, and we can talk about next years Nostalgia Jet class.........
And Nathan, bring your ski boat, I'll get you on the water...Dave Chandler, (PS855, Mead Snake),the ski racer guy, is bringing his ski and looking for a tow after the days races are over............Ray
