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Mini GT

Mini GT is a very simple class which uses 25hp fishing motors with aluminum propellers to achieve speeds around 40 mph. After a two year absence, Mini GT came back in 2010 based on the Dillon Mini Vee, the ONLY homebuilt boat approved for this class.
More information HERE

GT Pro

GT Pro is a natural progression from Mini GT, and is also a great place to start racing. GTP steps up to 35hp motors, allows the use of hydraulic trim and has no limits on propellers. Speeds are ranging ever closer to the 50 mph mark. The Mini Tunnel and Pro Tunnel are ideal boats for GT Pro.
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Sport C

Sport C is a national OPC class which utilizes the two-cylinder, 40hp Nissan or Tohatsu to power tunnel boats approximately twelve feet long. These boats achieve speeds approaching 60 mph. I believe the Pro Tunnel could work for this class, although you would need to install a reinforced cockpit or a capsule.
More information HERE


Racing into the sunset? The Sport GT leads the way, with Steph Hansen (Racemaster) in hot pursuit, and Tony Fortuna (Mini Vee)
coming on. Steph would eventually prevail, winning the heat and the race -- and go on to win the 2010 GT Pro Highpoints Championship.
Photo provided by Tony Fortuna.