Congrats Fountain of Youth
08-01-2005, 04:41 PM
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Re: Congrats Fountain of Youth
I likes twin turbines!!
..just look at the heat pour out the stacks..taken at 1/2000th of a second..3 miles away at 600 mm optical zoom. They were on the sticks full bore..oh and handheld (with stabilizer on)....I feel cheap using a Panasonic/Leica FZ-20 that costs $600.00. But my Nikon does not do as well...what can I say.
..can your disposable camera do that?
..left click to enlarge.
..just look at the heat pour out the stacks..taken at 1/2000th of a second..3 miles away at 600 mm optical zoom. They were on the sticks full bore..oh and handheld (with stabilizer on)....I feel cheap using a Panasonic/Leica FZ-20 that costs $600.00. But my Nikon does not do as well...what can I say.
..can your disposable camera do that?
..left click to enlarge.
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08-03-2005, 07:47 AM
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Thanks Kurt,
It's taken some work, but the combo of indestructible drives from Konrad, a solid engine package from Flow Technologies, bigger Hubers, and a lot of plain hard work from Lee and myself, has all paid off.
She feels as good as she looks.
Cheers,
Brian
It's taken some work, but the combo of indestructible drives from Konrad, a solid engine package from Flow Technologies, bigger Hubers, and a lot of plain hard work from Lee and myself, has all paid off.
She feels as good as she looks.
Cheers,
Brian
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08-08-2005, 05:00 PM
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Hey Brian....... Congrats on the win !!! 
And may they keep comin. You DO have one heck of a great runnin 10 meter. 
And may they keep comin. You DO have one heck of a great runnin 10 meter.
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08-08-2005, 10:32 PM
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Thanks guys.
...well good news and bad news. Good news is we crossed the finish line first in Reggieville! But the bad news is: somehow, scoring has us breaking out by 5mph!
All of the P5 boats broke out, as well as 3 P4's.
We understand it's being "looked at". Hopefully all will shake out in the end.
Cheers,
Brian
...well good news and bad news. Good news is we crossed the finish line first in Reggieville! But the bad news is: somehow, scoring has us breaking out by 5mph!
All of the P5 boats broke out, as well as 3 P4's.
We understand it's being "looked at". Hopefully all will shake out in the end.
Cheers,
Brian
08-08-2005, 11:26 PM
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Re: Congrats Fountain of Youth
Originally Posted by p4-33
Thanks guys.
...well good news and bad news. Good news is we crossed the finish line first in Reggieville! But the bad news is: somehow, scoring has us breaking out by 5mph!
All of the P5 boats broke out, as well as 3 P4's.
We understand it's being "looked at". Hopefully all will shake out in the end.
Cheers,
Brian
...well good news and bad news. Good news is we crossed the finish line first in Reggieville! But the bad news is: somehow, scoring has us breaking out by 5mph!
All of the P5 boats broke out, as well as 3 P4's.
We understand it's being "looked at". Hopefully all will shake out in the end.
Cheers,
Brian
Hope all works out. What is breaking out? Is each P class allowed a top speed they can run?
Dan
08-08-2005, 11:59 PM
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Yeah, they allow us a top avg lap speed of 74.9mph on a course measured in a straight line from pin to pin.
The prop calculation at tech inspection combines rpm, prop pitch, drive gear ratio, and a theoretical slip of 12%.
My calculation works out to a theoretical top speed of 82+ at 5400rpm, which is the estimated straighaway top speed. Scrubbing down to the high 60's in the turns, plus taking wide turns brings speeds close to that average. It's a way to level the playing field with a wide range of boat sizes and power setups.
P-class boats fit into:
P5 65mph avg
P4 75mph avg
P3 85mph avg
P2 95mpg avg
P1 110mph age
Hope this helps,
Brian
The prop calculation at tech inspection combines rpm, prop pitch, drive gear ratio, and a theoretical slip of 12%.
My calculation works out to a theoretical top speed of 82+ at 5400rpm, which is the estimated straighaway top speed. Scrubbing down to the high 60's in the turns, plus taking wide turns brings speeds close to that average. It's a way to level the playing field with a wide range of boat sizes and power setups.
P-class boats fit into:
P5 65mph avg
P4 75mph avg
P3 85mph avg
P2 95mpg avg
P1 110mph age
Hope this helps,
Brian
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