Lets not keep beating a dead horse here. Those 2 were sanctioned RACES. When the boat is pushed PASSED the limits, by the driver. You cannot compare racing to weekend boating. All boats are going to flip at some point if you try coming down from 100+ and take a 75-90 degree turn in rough conditions. All it takes is one bad wave and it will flip ANY boat no matter what the brand. My friends at Big Thunder have flipped their 46 Skater, and trust me Skaters have no problem handling.

The Gladiator handles excellent. I have been in one with 750's staggered and we saw 107 off of Miami beach . It was willing to do more if you wanted. It wasn't scary and it was on rails at those speeds.The Gladiator is one sweet ride because of it's capabilities not the paint jobs. Just ask Tres.

Obviously it has to be driven by a responsible driver, just like any high speed boat. They are not rolling machines. If you try to take a turn in your boat at 100mph in rough seas, you better be wearing your life jacket.

BG1's boat was an incredible boat. 100% built to run. They were RACING though and if you want to win you have to go strong. When you take that chance you risk having an accident in any model/brand of boat.

What are your thoughts on the gladiator Tres? I'd call you, but I won't be able to afford a gladiator for another 10 yrs so I don't want to waste your time! I am curious what you think about it since you campaigned it so successfully.

Vern

I ran side by side with a brand new 36 Gladiator at the LTPA poker run on Travis in May. That is until he had enough of our filming and dusted us. He was running staggered 700 Zul engines.

I can tell you it is fast, stable AND beautiful. He hit the tattle-tale for me from the days run. 105 MPH, and it was pretty snotty out there.

Bruce...

I know the Lip-Ship family has been running Gladiators for awhile now.....I doubt they would run them if unsafe....Pretty much have there pick of Cigs...

Look like this?