Yachts 32ft Doug Wright

[Pete B]

Is ready to get into the mix in Dubai, as the 2010 X-Cat series begins.
The first race has been delayed due to the passing of one of the royal family members, the country is in mourning. Today the sea's were very rough and concerns of safety from the WPPA and organizer's gave a chance for teams to prepare for tuesday's event 27 are registered to race. With only about 45 minutes of test time on the boat, Throttleman Mike Seebold stated that testing between now and race time would be great, (any testing must have the Coast Guard's approval). Seebold further stated that they are not here to prove anything, besides getting a good feel for the boat and finishing the race. The boat was rigged by Grant Bruggerman of Grant's Rigging and Stihl Racing fame, he is also here to insure there are no gremlin's that will keep the team from competition. which will include him, as Grant as teamed with his United States advisary Gary Ballough in the ProMarine USA.Com also a 32Ft Doug Wright. With the postponement of Saturdays scheduled event Organizer's will race the first round Tuesday and the second round will follow friday, in Dubai as well.

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Upon Returning to the States Grant, will be busy rigging the new Stihl Super Cat light Skater, in preparation for the upcoming season.

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[Freezeframevideo]

Cool stuff pete thanks keep us posted jeff

[stainless]

Sweet Boat!

[Gladhe8er]

Is the Stihl Cat Lite boat a new boat or an old race boat?

[Ryan Beckley]

It is a new 388 Skater.....

[Smarty]

I like that clas of racing, always competitive, and the 32' DWs run strong. Good stuff.

[DKwestern]

Be interesting to see the new DW vs. old DW. I thouight I read the new has different bottom, and obviously a diff deck. Anybody know the new top speed? One of the previous DW's ran 124 I think. Sick speed for 560 HP and a 32 footer!

[MarylandMark]

27 are registered to race

:cheers2:

[2TR]

Is ready to get into the mix in Dubai, as the 2010 X-Cat series begins.
The first race has been delayed due to the passing of one of the royal family members, the country is in mourning. Today the sea's were very rough and concerns of safety from the WPPA and organizer's gave a chance for teams to prepare for tuesday's event 27 are registered to race. With only about 45 minutes of test time on the boat, Throttleman Mike Seebold stated that testing between now and race time would be great, (any testing must have the Coast Guard's approval). Seebold further stated that they are not here to prove anything, besides getting a good feel for the boat and finishing the race. The boat was rigged by Grant Bruggerman of Grant's Rigging and Stihl Racing fame, he is also here to insure there are no gremlin's that will keep the team from competition. which will include him, as Grant as teamed with his United States advisary Gary Ballough in the ProMarine USA.Com also a 32Ft Doug Wright. With the postponement of Saturdays scheduled event Organizer's will race the first round Tuesday and the second round will follow friday, in Dubai as well.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/Yachts32DW.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/Yachts32DW2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/Yachts32DW4.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/Yachts32DW3.jpg


Upon Returning to the States Grant, will be busy rigging the new Stihl Super Cat light Skater, in preparation for the upcoming season.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/GaryandGrantDubai2010.jpg




Thanks for posting, great stuff as always!! But would you happen to have any more pictures of the canopy inside? I'm curious as to how the built the structure and support.

[stevequick]

Finally some actual racing. Can't wait. Good luck Guys.
SQ

[stevequick]

Those two DW's will contain some insanely talented and competitive crews. Possibly the best talent we have. It will be exciting when they get comfortable with the new equipment.
SQ

[Pete B]

a couple of shots of the boat that were uncovered

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http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/SpiritofAbudabi.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m126/pete454/X-cat%20Dubai%202010/Dougwright32.jpg

[Imax]

Pete,

Interesting shots, look forward to seeing some of the shots from the race..

Take care,

Bruce

[Wahoo 214]

Is the Stihl Cat Lite boat a new boat or an old race boat?

Are there going to be any SCL boats besides Amsoil and Stihl? I miss that class I always thought it was an excellent class.

[Wahoo 214]

What hull is the #66 boat. It looks alot like the 30 AMT.

[2TR]

I really like the profile of the #5 Cat.

[Ryan Beckley]

66 is a Doug Wright, it is the Ex King Fisher

The #5 is a Victory

Here in the States the SCL class has AMSOIL, STIHL, The Norweigians, PEPPERS, Team Fastboats, and Ray Contrears's #388 as well. There are a few other boats out there too like In The Red, Motley Crew, The Ross's, Popeyes and a few others......

[Pete B]

Correction to my first post Mike Seebold will be driving.

[Dr Speed]

Is the engine mount on #5 legal in OSS/SBI?

[Jesse James]

that victory boat is good looking.... how does it run?

[Jesse James]

just tested the 388 SCL of Ray Contreras today.... she is a sweetheart.... never dreamed i would see 38 feet of fiberglass go deep into the 130's with only 525 efi's...

[thriller]

Sweet

[glh]

Thanks for the great pictures

[Ratickle]

Thanks Pete. Glad to see you're not working 100% of the time.

[Ryan Beckley]

Yes the mounting brackets would be legal here in the US. There are no rules against the engine brackets. Those were actually built by E-ticket boats from the west coast.

[Dr Speed]

Thanks Ryan.
I thought the standard Jack plates were spec. The option of a bracket like that or custom one allows me to change my design for the better.

[XtremeRacing]

Great looking boat, good luck guys give them a run for their money...

[stevequick]

"Not here to prove anything" Mike Seebold. 2nd out of 21 boats. About what I expected.
Very nice job guys, Michael, Michael, Gary and Grant. USA was in the house.
SQ

[stainless]

"Not here to prove anything" Mike Seebold. 2nd out of 21 boats. About what I expected.
Very nice job guys, Michael, Michael, Gary and Grant. USA was in the house.
SQ

Awesome Job! Who got first?

[ThrottleUp Props]

Congrats to Rashed and Salam... What a great debut for their new boat! It is nice to see Grant and Gary run well as well as the new Yachts boat. Hopefully Team Victory will get thru some of the issues this week and be ready for the next Race.

Julie

[stevequick]

Yes,but Rashed and Salam had Throttle Up props. Unfair advantage.

[Pete B]

the next race is Friday!

[RACESDAD]

great job USA. keep up the good work boys

[stevequick]

the next race is Friday!

Any news? It's 7:30 pm there. I think.

[Sean H]

today was practice, race tomorrow

practice times

1 Yachts 2'51.28
2 Qatar 94 2'53.55
3 Westerlund 2'55.56
4
5 Fazza 3 2'57.62
6 Fazza 33 2'58.63

[stainless]

today was practice, race tomorrow

practice times

1 Yachts 2'51.28
2 Qatar 94 2'53.55
3 Westerlund 2'55.56
4
5 Fazza 3 2'57.62
6 Fazza 33 2'58.63

Nice!:cheers2:

[stevequick]

Thanks Sean. New DW is smokin.