Potter on Speed Racer: “Best rigged, best handling cat I’ve ever been in.”

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04-23-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Trulio

With Mr. Christi at the throttles, I get the honor of driving Speed Racer during the Atlantic City Poker Run in June. That's one hell of a privilege and yeah, you bet, I'm already nervous.

Look for a full story on that little adventure on speedonthewater.com—of course I will link the story here.

Awesome, looking forward to the article on that! Make sure you have a go-pro setup as well.

04-24-2011, 09:01 AM

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I'm curious as to why the switch from shaft to 6'S

04-24-2011, 10:01 AM

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Best of the Best theme boats.

04-24-2011, 10:03 AM

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Great article to read Matt..... thnx for sharing.....

Thats a great looking/handling MTI....awesome!

04-24-2011, 10:35 AM

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I'm curious as to why the switch from shaft to 6'S

Manageability around the docks.

04-24-2011, 11:27 AM

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Matt is correct. Concern about losing a motor and then not being able to steer the boat with the rudder. If you are on one motor, and you try and go fast enough to turn the boat, you load the motor with fuel and can lose the second motor. I prefer the two speed trani's and the ability to dock on one motor if needed.