Turbine boats....
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04-17-2013, 07:32 AM
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I quit going to the unlimited hydroplane races when they changed to turbines. To me, they are no longer "thunder boats" as they were back in the day. The sound of unmuffled V8's is what I want to hear.
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04-17-2013, 07:49 AM
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Guys that thought outside the box.
Howard Arneson
Al Copeland RIP
Ted McIntyre
Ed Mosmiller RIP
Bill Tomlinson
Today's Glimpse..
John Arruda's talent with John Haggen's bank roll
poured into John Cosker's super hull. The "triple Johny's Syndrome" created some of the baddest Turbine race boats on the planet.
Look at Myway 4 its off the charts!
Love them or hate them Turbines are here to stay.
KR
Howard Arneson
Al Copeland RIP
Ted McIntyre
Ed Mosmiller RIP
Bill Tomlinson
Today's Glimpse..
John Arruda's talent with John Haggen's bank roll
poured into John Cosker's super hull. The "triple Johny's Syndrome" created some of the baddest Turbine race boats on the planet.
Look at Myway 4 its off the charts!
Love them or hate them Turbines are here to stay.
KR
We have sone new cool boats coming out of the shop this year.
52' Skater with T 55's (Pleasure)
52' MTI with 1850's (Race)
52' MTI with T55's (Pleasure)
2 NEW deck style Nor-Tech 50' Cats with 1850's
And a couple more I cant talk about. One of witch will be unveiled at the Monaco boat show this year.
John Arruda
04-17-2013, 10:15 AM
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Gieco bar-b-q edition, Gieco outer limits, Gieco MTI, Aquanamia, JBS, Nortech Vee, JBS, Qatar, Knotright, Nortech cat, I think there is a turbin Y2K, A turbine white cat, a Turbine orange cat, zuperman, My way outerlimits, My way mystic, Im sure Im missing a couple..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater
04-17-2013, 12:59 PM
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A lot of great information of this thread....to me the above is a great point....when I was a kid my dad used to take me to tractor and truck pulls...there was normally a turbine powered tractor or truck there which was cool but it was not what most folks were there to see....in "merica" the rumble and feel of a big hp piston powered powerplant is what we know and love....I have heard people comment at a race site even when an Ilmor powered boat came by that they just did not like the sound
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04-17-2013, 01:34 PM
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GEICo BBQ Edition......ouch. Here is another testing this AM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater
Looks allot like somthing I would do. Hint hint !!!
04-17-2013, 07:44 PM
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A lot of great information of this thread....to me the above is a great point....when I was a kid my dad used to take me to tractor and truck pulls...there was normally a turbine powered tractor or truck there which was cool but it was not what most folks were there to see....in "merica" the rumble and feel of a big hp piston powered powerplant is what we know and love....I have heard people comment at a race site even when an Ilmor powered boat came by that they just did not like the sound
Kind of like jet cars or top fuel.
04-18-2013, 06:29 PM
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04-18-2013, 06:56 PM
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It going to Geico had nothing to do with the AMF 51..........
They had developed the most successful program with the turbines in terms of reliability and engineering
It also helps that they have
Gary Stray
They had developed the most successful program with the turbines in terms of reliability and engineering
It also helps that they have
Gary Stray
