Brian and Vinnie's Big "What the Heck" ?

[Serious News]

Brian and Vinnie in Brian's Marker 17 Mod Vee had a very interesting day on Sunday.

We will try to find out the exact sequence, but it certainly looked like the drive broke off while running down the stretch causing the boat to spin out.

See what you think?

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[Bobcat]

There are some great Videos of the Lower Unit spinning in the Air from the following Boats...But I can't seem to share Them from FB

[rschap1]

Crazy

[Bobcat]

Recovered!!

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[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Nice, Drive is probably fine.

[Ratickle]

Where's the prop?

[Ratickle]

https://youtu.be/6RvXaj0a0kc

[rschap1]

WOW
Found it?

Quite the site seeing the pack avoid after the spin

[Ratickle]

When I was talking with Brian and Vinnie at the Awards Banquet they said it was really weird. They lost the drive while going straight. All of a sudden, no power or steering.

They also were a bit surprised that Miklos missed them and they didn't go over.

Then Vinnie said it was so rough that he had to lay on the bow to get hooked up, couldn't walk or stand out there.

And they were very lucky that the drive shaft stuck in the transom assembly. Otherwise they would have sunk.

[Ratickle]

And on the outside of them, Kildahl's had to make a right to miss, on on their outside Britt had to make a right to miss Kildahl's. From what the two of them said after, the distance between the two boats was about 2" of water.......

A whole lot going on all at once.

[Ratickle]

This news article shows the drive in the air and says it's a racer.

https://news.yahoo.com/watch-racers-thrown-powerboat-during-215221338.html

[rschap1]

fake news

[Ratickle]

yep

[Ratickle]

I haven't talked with them yet here. Hopefully will get a chance tomorrow.