Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
11-10-2005 | 11:06 AM
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Re: Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
Originally Posted by Spectre Man
Just received my December issue of Powerboat Magazine today and checked out the 28' Eliminator with 525s... claiming 120mph speeds with 1:35 gear cases and 36" props. I have a friend who has a 30' Elim with really good running 750s and he barely hits 119mph! I have been reading Powerboat since the 70s and sometimes get leary of their overzealous findings, but this is the biggest pile of B.S. I have read in a long time. I think they have finally lost me as a fan and probably have lost the trust of many of thier readers. Some one should tell them to stop publishing B.S. just too please their big advertisers.
11-10-2005 | 01:10 PM
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Re: Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
the article also stated that it took 8.2 seconds to plane and that the whole shot and low end suffered terribly due to the setup for high speed... so i guess its a trade off... 
11-10-2005 | 04:16 PM
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Re: Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
the same issue has a dcb 29 running 121 with ilmor 625's and herrings..
they didn't stay in town long enough for us to get a ride, but i appreciated their offer and mention the article today to my buddy and showed him what we missed
)Ramb
11-10-2005 | 05:23 PM
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Re: Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
Originally Posted by Spectre Man
Just received my December issue of Powerboat Magazine today and checked out the 28' Eliminator with 525s... claiming 120mph speeds with 1:35 gear cases and 36" props. I have a friend who has a 30' Elim with really good running 750s and he barely hits 119mph! I have been reading Powerboat since the 70s and sometimes get leary of their overzealous findings, but this is the biggest pile of B.S. I have read in a long time. I think they have finally lost me as a fan and probably have lost the trust of many of thier readers. Some one should tell them to stop publishing B.S. just too please their big advertisers.
11-10-2005 | 05:29 PM
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Re: Eliminator Defies Laws of Physics
Hey, be nice to POWERBOAT mag, their editorial did make mention of OSO's hurricane relief effort. That's alot better than Brett Becker calling us a bunch of nitwits. Also, it's good to see BLeach on the forums (Eliminator's founder).
Regards,
Mark S.
Regards,
Mark S.
