gsxrmike

Just out of curiosity and lack of knowledge, why do they have parachutes on the boat? Is it just for reasonable stopping distance like a dragster or does it have to do with getting the boat to settle back into the water without taking a long distance to slowly pull the throttles back so the boat doesn't dig or plow when coming off plane to fast?

bor

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They done it team Qatar just lay done 244 mph !!!

4bus

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Question answered

fastdonzi

Holy Sh*t.......That's faster than I thought they would do....Congrats to all involved.... (Note to self, I need to find me a Sheik )

NASCAT

+1 that's what I was thinking!!

Plowtownmissile

Yes by quite a bit

phragle

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So who is gonna be the first too crack 250??? The difference between 244 and 250 is 6 mph and mylame outta shape old decrepit ass can run that fast...

bor

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they told in a interview at KRMS yesterday after the run the chutes are a safety percussion in case they can t stop in time for the bridge there have been done there homework pretty good and serious .
He told also in the first run whit the chutes deployed it still reached 210 mph ! that s some serious power !