KUHL Racing
2007 Mini-GT Highpoints Champion

Driver Info.
Owned and Flown by: Tyler Kuhl
Age: 15
Years Racing: 4
Class: Mini-GT
Hull Make: Racemaster
Engine: Evinrude
Membership: APBA,TCPBA
Accomplishments: 2005- 3rd in Highpoints, 2006- 2nd in Highpoints, 2007- 1st in Highpoints.

Current Events
After searching for six months we have finally found a race hull for Gt-Pro. Hopefully the boat will be 4-5 mph faster than the Racemaster. We’ve already started to de-rig and make modifications to the hull. Check out some pics. of the new boat on the “GT-Pro” Page.

VISIT THE NEW CLASSIFIED SECTION AND CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW LISTINGS

07 Season in Review
After being discouraged in testing, only nights before the first race and plagued with what we thought was a slow boat compared to the competition, it all turned around at the home town race in Detroit Lakes, MN with two back to back heat wins in Mini-GT, and do to lack of members in the GT-Pro class, stepping up and taking a win in the first heat and second place in the second heat, which came out to be an overall win in both Mini-GT and GT-Pro Classes. The next day wasn’t the race for Kuhl Racing with fuel trouble off the start in testing which lead to not racing that day, but that wasn’t the case in Moose Lake, MN with a perfect weekend in Mini-GT, winning all four heats that weekend. Days before the next race in Little Falls, MN. we we’re plagued with a Broken down truck, which meant no enclosed trailer, so after spending late nights working on a boat trailer, and getting it road ready to be hauled to Little Falls, MN. it all paid off with another perfect weekend, winning all four heats. Finally a weekend off until the next race in Lacrosse, WI.

This was our farthest race away from home, when we got there the water was rough, maybe one to two foot waves, we knew we couldn’t perform at our best, so we decided to save our equipment and take it easy, and after doing better than we expected, taking second place behind David Sellner, it turned out to be great weekend. The next race in Hastings, MN. turned out to be a close race between Kuhl Racing and Sellner Racing, but we came out on top, by only a half of a second. Crosby, MN. was a Great Race with smooth water and good racing in the GT-Pro class, and winning all four heats in Mini-GT.

But the season wasn’t over yet. Al Robinson set up the Race For the 35W Bridge Fund Raiser in Pine City, MN. With the exception of Saturdays race being canceled due to bad weather, the weekend turned out to be a great turn out with great boat racing and snowmobiles on the water, and winning both heats on Sunday in the Mini-GT class.

Looking forward to possibly stepping up into GT-Pro for the 2008 season, after achieving my goals in the 2007, and winning Mini-GT Highpoints.

Mini-GT Rules
BOAT
1. Drivers Minimum Age 12
2. Production Vee Hull or Tunnel Hull design only.(No Homemade Boats)
3. Minimum boat width 48"
4. Minimum Boat Lenght 10 Ft.
5. Driver must remain seated at all times, using a foot throttle and steering wheel.
6. Minimum Boat, Motor, Driver 600 Lbs.
7. Minimum of 2 cu. Ft. of Flotation
8. Junction of seat and seat back may not be more than 36" rearward of midships.
9. Boats will be required to start off plane.

ENGINE
1. Stock 25 Horsepower Evinrude/Johnson motors only. 31.8 cu. in.
2. Stock only no grinding of any part.
3. Factory over size pistons only.
4. Skeg Wear Bar must remain intact.
5. Pump Gas only 87-92 octane. No Fuel additives.
6. Factory Fuel connections only.

PROPELLERS
1. Aluminun Props only.
2. Removal of material is allowed. No adding.

GT-PRO Rules
BOAT
1. Drivers minimum age 14
2. Boat may be constructed of any material, and any homemade, custom built, or production hulls are allowed. (No Hydroplanes)
3. Four inch minimum tunnel depth at transom.
4. Minimum boat width 48"
5. Minimum boat length 10 Ft.
6. Driver must remain seated at all times, using a foot throttle and steering wheel.
7. Minimum boat, motor, trailer 650 Lbs.
8. Minimum of 3 cu. ft. of flotation.
9. Junction of seat and seat back may not be more than 36" rearward of midships.
10. Boats will be required to start off plane.

ENGINE
1. Stock 35 Horsepower Evinrude/Johnson motor only 31.8 cu. in.
2. Part swapping is allowed with parts original to the 31.8 cu. in. OMC Powerhead.
3. Engine must remain stock (No Blueprinting), with the following exceptions.
a. Rpm limiters and oil injection systems may be removed.
b. Electric start may be added
c. Solid or pinned motor mounts are allowed.
d. Tiller arms may be removed
e. Air silencers may be removed
f. Skeg wear bar may be removed
g. Under-flywheel ignition may be converted to powerpack ignition using OEM or aftermarket parts/kits.
h. Neutral start switch may be removed
i. Cylinders may be bored .030 over and fitted with OEM oversize pistons.
j. Reeds of any material, OEM or aftermarket, are allowed.
4. Power trim, manual-trim or spoilers, adjustable while the boat is underway is allowed.
5. Transom adapters for raising, lowering or extending the engine will be allowed, but must be fixed while underway
6. Two 1"diameter holes that can be readily plugged (for testing) may be drilled in the lower unit above the cavitation plate.
7. Cosmetic appearance of engine may be changed.
8. Engines must be securely bolted to the boat with a minimum of two bolts

PROPELLERS
1. Any Propeller is allowed.

Email Us At:
kuhl770@arvig.net