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ScottB 07-12-2005 08:54 AM
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Bruce, the was right at the pinnacle of the turn. the video is deceiving.

BRUCE SEROFF 07-12-2005 09:02 AM
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now Scott...why do you have to go and throw big words at me. (Pinnacle) :D ....

http://www.answers.com/topic/pinnacle

You would know better than me .......you were in the boat

BLee 07-12-2005 09:06 AM
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From the driver. (Hope you don't mind Scott)


Originally Posted by ScottB
As the driver, of the OL, I can tell you that was lap 4 of the Cape Cod race and it doesn't look it but it was about 4-5ft and we went into the turn too hot.
We were running 75-80 the whole race in the turns and went in around 90 and it happened but not without warning. I know it was coming. When we slipped off the top of the first wave, we were gone. I have been racing step hulls for 4 years and this was my first spin. We tested and tested and added weight to compensate for the lost Sterlings and will continue to do so. We have been running that boat props in, props out, with extention boxes, without, and fine tuning it. In testing without safety patrols and copters we tend to take it easier. We talked about taking it up a knotch during the race and we did and it bit us. Thankfully we were not hurt, but gained valuable knowledge

ScottB 07-12-2005 09:15 AM
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No problem

cigarette1 07-12-2005 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ScottB
Bruce, the was right at the pinnacle of the turn. the video is deceiving.
Wow ... it sure didn't look like one of the typical tight turns we are accustomed to seeing when rollovers happen ... I don't think , what seemed to be, that slight of a turn should have caused the boat to hook. There are other factors in play that a pleasure boater won't know about until it is too late.

G

cigarette1 07-12-2005 09:37 AM
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Also ... granted, I don't know the relationship of the driver and throttleman, but, without a LOT of hours together in a boat, the precision timing needed between throttle and steering input is lost .... not a good thing at speed.

Ask Phil or Neal ;)

G

sonic31 07-12-2005 10:29 AM
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:eek:

ScottB 07-12-2005 10:32 AM
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Also ... granted, I don't know the relationship of the driver and throttleman,
We are not in love, just friends :drink:

Formula34 07-12-2005 10:47 AM
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:evilb:

Audiofn 07-12-2005 11:07 AM
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At that race the water was REAL nasty. You can not tell from the video at all. When that happened my boat was actually sinking. I was a little ways between truns 2 and 3. That turn was the only left turn on the race course and it was not a 90 degree on so you could go through fairly fast.

Jon


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