This video says alot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu4Fm8wTaQU

What does it say? It confirms that CK was ahead of MO at the start..... The 2nd bridge is way up river... :food-smiley-007:

OUCH!:eek::drink:

Did anyone else notice the close call in this video? How about the small boat right in the middle, headed tward the camera boat? The guy had no chance of getting out of the way. I'll tell you this, if it were me & I had my kids on board for a nice day out, you would be getting a very unpleasant visit and your boat would not be floating at the dock. Wayyyyyy too close.

What it says to me is you had some idiots going at a high rate of speed WAYYY to close to two other boats.. One slight mechanical failure and Cat-Killer could have been up that Fountains ASS, ran over and killed a family of 5, Then we would be talking about a trajedy instead of 2 ego-maniacs. Take that crap to the race course where it belongs.. :rolleyes:

The course is a closed course and the CG and NYPD clear the course before the start, it seems those two boats were not where they were supposed to be... that's the problem with SPECTATORS trying to become part of the run and getting in the way. Yes the boats were to close, yes they would have probably been blamed if something happened but NO, those spectators weren't supposed to be anywhere near there...:party-smiley-004:

Since when is the River CLOSED for a poker run ??

The West side of the river is cleared by the CG and NYPD...... The CG and NYPD go ahead of the poker runners, zigging back and forth clearing the course... If a boat is in the way they head straight for them and tell them to get out of the way.... It has been like this for MANY years and the spectators can't seem to stay out of the way...even after the CG/NYPD tell them to get out of the way...... At the drivers meetings you are also told of this...

The only official closing is for the SBI race, and even then commercial traffic is allowed to pass,, and it's still no excuse for a bone-headed move like passing a boat with a family of 5 at about 40 feet away.

Let;s not start to blame the poker runners for a boat that should'nt have been where it was. There's way to much of that $hit coming from the media when there's a tradgedy. Nothing went wrong, nothing happened, and nobody got hurt. Let's be glad that everyone made it back to the docks safe and sound. Maybe just a few bruised egos. Can't ask for more than that.

Congrats again to both boats, you both sounded "killer" good. :D