Without detracting from the other guys that created offshore racing videos, it is beyond even discussing that the Needlenose coverage was far and away the best. The quality of Phil's video work was so professional, and the narration that T2x provided offered a level of competence and experience that was so much better than everything else. I remember a race in Barnegat Bay back in the mid 90's, when we were running 1st overall for several laps until a navigaion error changed things in a hurry! Rich's commentary was something along the lines of "...and Euromarine goes from first to fourth! How'd you do that guys?!..." If you were running great he would say so, and if you were stinking up the joint he would say that too! That type of candor made the whole product so much better!
Thanks guys, and the Needle Nose Racing Team offshore racing coverage is sorely missed!
Tom Caruso
Total Marine
Thread: Save the Old Race Tales
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01-14-2009 04:30 PM
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01-14-2009 08:13 PM
Hello Tom -
Thank you for the compliment - however, I was just the one that put together a puzzle - It was a total Team effort - from Pilots, to Narration - and to our customers and clients that made it all possible. NNRT grew from an idea and a 150 dollar super 8 sound movie camera to full blown Broadcast equipment which made it possible for us to supply major networks with footage, including overseas such as Italy's RAI. It is my turn to repay the compliment to all the racers that believed in our work - Many Thanks to all of you !
Thank you again Tom - Rich too and the various Pilots that would scare Rich with joy ! haha !
Phil
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01-14-2009 10:16 PMNice to hear from you, Phil. You guys really were the best.
OK, in keeping with the title of this thread, here is another of our "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" tales. I don't know if Phil and Rich caught this race, but it was Ocean City in '92 I believe. By far the roughest race I was ever in, easily 8 footers. This was the race when Dan Campbell had to beach his 50' Jaguar cat, and here we are bouncing along in our 30' Chris-Cat Pro-Stock boat. Anyway, it is about midway through the race and we finally work our way up into the lead when my driver starts poking me and pointing to the steering wheel. To my amazement, the bolts holding the wheel onto the hub are starting to back off!!! What are we supposed to do, we're winning the race, gotta keep going, right? Anyway, its so f---ing rough it's not like we could do much about it. Another half lap later, he turns to me holding the wheel in both hands but it's no longer attached to the hub!!! It completely fell off the helm!!! We have stop for a minute or so to try and reattach it. By the time we get going again we are now in third place. We try like hell to catch up and were doing a pretty good job of it when they black flag the race!!! That one really hurt. You can't make this stuff up!
Let's hear some more war stories guys. I love this thread.
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01-15-2009 12:22 PMAllergic to Nonsense
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07-01-2009 12:10 PM
What a thread to waste a morning on! Thanks everyone!