if anybody knows both of these guys and they'd agree to a drag race at the shoot out, have them get in contact with bob morgan. he can make it happen!
Thread: Mercedes Boat
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07-29-2010 08:23 PM
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07-29-2010 08:34 PM
Bradz, I bet all of the viewers would love it if a top fuel drag boat ran the course, and it would probbaly totaly p off all the other racers. Organizers would never let that happen
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07-29-2010 09:32 PMboth the informal drag race and the speed trial are excluded from HP policies !
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07-30-2010 07:33 AM
21 or 22 ft is the min length i beleive. Thats what keeps the drag boats out.
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07-30-2010 09:27 AM
Plus a 2 foot chop and occasional roller is not conducive to drag boat success.
Parabellum FJ²B
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07-30-2010 11:53 AM
I'll pass that along to the organizers...
Warning: There will be no warning shots.
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07-31-2010 06:09 PMthey have running surfaces within 5" of each other , one was on pump gas setting one was on kill with 116 race fuel with big money tweaked props,
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08-01-2010 08:03 AM
Know bodys mentioned the weight differences in the two boats, I'd think the Skater is a bit lighter
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08-06-2010 11:14 AM
That's not true we ran from Miami and hit 193 right before Jacksonville
The day we did the run, JT had only been in the boat 1 or 2 times before for very short rides. He was being very cautious not knowing how the boat would handle, and concerend about a drive or prop failure. The acceleration was very slow and cautious keeping saftey in mind.
Looking forward to a good weekend. I think it will be a very interesting weekend having 2 fresh motors this year. Last year we had an electrical problem we never actually pinned down. We ended up changing wiring harnesses and all other wiring to eliminate the problem.
There have been a few discrepancies posted.
I believe the Mercedes boat is in a different class then Pure Platinum due to the size difference.
I just spoke with JT and aked him about the running surfaces. (Just want to make it known he completely neutral and would never consider taking sides!! He knows nothing about this thread).
Quote "the 388 running surface is at least a 12" shorter possibly a few inches more then that"
I hear the running surface mentioned all the time but don't hear much
about the 1,000+ lb weight difference.
The actual HP of my engines the way they are set up according to Sterling are 1,470 each.
We really haven't touched the boat since the Bimini run. We will probably pull it out next week to hose the dust off of it.
Both boats have different advantages and disadvantages.
I also have at least 60 lbs on Bill
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Bill has a MUCH bigger head so that probably evens us out!!
As always should be very interesting and give us all a lot to talk about for weeks after the event!!
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08-10-2010 09:26 PMhere is the link to the worlds fastest pleasure boat
or search you tube "Worlds fastest pleasure boat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2acBVUdP8
nuff said
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08-10-2010 11:17 PM
Man, this could be the event of the year if this drag race happens!! Can we get "official" specs posted for each boat? Bill, Gino.....make this happen!! Maybe get your people to contact their people and get Rich Christiansen to "arm drop" you from another center boat...haha
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