Great reading for a frigid winter day here in NY
Thanks for your insight T2X :)

39 Velocity to this day is the best handling big vee bottom Ive run. Tuck it in a bit and its amazing what that boat can do in the turns.

T2x, this thread is very fascinating. There was a point where I was skeptical but now it is clear that you are someone who has been around the block and knows a thing or two about boats. I'd like to respectfully ask one question: Who are you?

Rich Luhrs.
A HUGE part of the Challenger/Shadow/Conquest Team, an incredible offshore racer, and incredible OPC racer and an incredible announcer. Everything he says is fact, he was there.
Also a good friend of mine and my fathers, and a helluva nice guy :D

Just stumbled on this thread. Interesting stuff! Didn't quite get thru all 47 pages but I really enjoy learning the history of boats! Gimme more!

T2X is one of the greatest things on the internet.

Thanks!

Never thought I would see that question asked on here, at least in one of the all time classic threads ever to be posted on here.

There are some people who would debate you on that point.....including me. :p

T2x, thanks for your efforts posting here the evolution of performance boating in great detaill. May I ask you a question myself too, were you affiliated with Luhrs boats in the past? Always liked the sport fishing models and wondered how the Luhrs compared to let say a Buddy Davies or Rybovitch in ride quality ? Going back to performance boats , what do you know about Sonny Levi's 'Barbarina' ,powered by four Lamborghini engines. Was it a good handling hull ? In my pictures ,it looks like running pretty high with very little vetted surface ,but can't tell if it was chine walking without lowering the tabs.It had fixed tabs.

http://www3.telus.net/spectrasonly/Barbarina.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/spectrasonly/barba.jpg