Magicfloat

I doubt the record will be recognized if he does,in fact,break it. We are talking about the V-Bottom record,and when I saw the hull plug the pad was a concave pad,rather than the convex designs commonly used in other V-Bottoms. That concave pad would technically make it an air entrapment hull,not a V. I imagine the U.I.M. would put the boat into the C.A.T. catagory,where the record is significantly higher.

phragle

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This just in!! Schwartzcraft Racing has just announced a major sponsorship deal with Kaleco Auto's marine division!

They will be providing Flux Capacitors and Adjustable Power Bands. For further information, please see Kaleco's website at
http://kalecoauto.com/

The fabled Fluxe Capacitor..

Reed Jensen

Ahhhh.... Zee Schwartzencrafter ees verrry beeeesy....

SHARKEY-IMAGES

FPB offers OL a merger deal !

OL neither confirms nor denies that any talks are taking place.

One thing for sure, both companies will wait to see what Schwartz's efforts will produce in the way of a new vee bottom record....

T2x

Turmoil in the Schwartz Camp.......

This just in........

Dateline Vienna.........1/27/07 7:00 AM (GMT)

Team Schwartz, the vaunted vee bottom record attempt sponsored by millionaire playboy, Horatio Schwartz, has encountered a series of dramatic changes. Press secretary, Sterling Hyperbole, his head swathed in bandages, announced that World Champion Offshore Throttleman, Sir Percival Rapid, has been signed on as both throttleman and crew chief of the effort. Hyperbole also stated that Technical Director, Giancarlo Bravado, has been removed from his race boat duties and given "another assignment" in the vast Schwartz empire. When asked what happened, Sir Percival replied: " The guy's a bloody wanker! He doesn't know his arse from a propeller blade. What do you chaps think this is....... American Super Cat??????".

Rapid went on and stated: " The boat immediately picked up almost 80 mph in my first test run." When questioned further as to what he had done to achieve this result, the British phenom replied: " I started the second engine......"

Another tempest erupted over the release, yesterday, of the team financial records which indicated that a total of 27 million dollars had been spent on the effort to date. Close scrutiny led to questions as to how $26.5 million of that had been spent on the category entitled "Press and Public relations". Reporters demanded answers of Press Secretary Hyperbole, as they lunched on a sumptuous spread including Fois Gras and Cornish Hen, and a fist fight erupted.

T2x

Following your question I asked my old friend, Sir Percival Rapid, for drawings of the hull planing area. I had Linder review these and he confirms that the pad is, indeed, technically flat, and the confusion is probably because of the patented Schwartz Pad offset (SPO)...which positions the pad surface 17 inches to port from the center line of the hull. When I questioned "Percie" about this he told me, confidentially, that Mr. Schwartz, who has been in high speed boating and racing for almost a year, (and, as a result, qualifies as an expert) has theorized that the port side of most boats is faster than the starboard. ....and Sir Rapid actually quoted him. According to Sir Percival, The Baron has stated unequivocally: " Everytime I've driven a truly fast boat, it has been from the port side...and careful study of the passengers in the starboard seat confirmed that I was consistently going faster........"

Certainly with the amount of money that Horatio has amassed....and is spending......no one can question his wisdom.

Hope this clears up the confusion........

T2x

T2x

Brownie:

You have probably spent more time with great thinkers, visionaries, dictators, and other Euro trash than the rest of us. How fast do you think this boat will go, and how long before Horatio moves on to a Multi hull attempt?

T2x........... With love and affection

Reed Jensen

Helmut Kamera.... roflmao........

bojoe2

Aaahhh I can't keep up "no put intended"

T2x

Dateline Vienna:........1/29/07 8:00 AM (GMT)

Team Schwartz announces re-organization.

The Offshore Vee hull record attempt currently underway under the ownership of Baron Horatio Schwartz has announced major changes today. Effective immediately Team Press Secretary, Sterling Hyperbole, has been removed from his duties and put on "special assignment". Assistant Press Secretary, Doctor Ernest Spin, will share the departed Hyperbole's duties with newly hired, Yvonne Comfort. Miss Comfort was introduced to the media, at a lavish brunch which featured Lobster cocktails, scrambled eggs with Black truffles, and Champagne. She pledged "Unbridled enthusiasm and positive vibrations". She added "Please call me Yvonne, I am available 24 hours a day to answer your questions about this incredible project. It is a great opportunity for me to bring my boundless energy and giddy spirit to this enterprize" Miss Comfort was reminded that these are the exact words she used when accepting her last assignment as Press Director for Lavish Marine, a French-Italian Yacht building Consortium. "Really?" She replied, "I didn't realize I was that predictably superficial....I promise you I will work on that ....If you guys agree to help?" Miss Comfort than curtsied and looked astonishingly coquettish.

Reporters pressed for information regarding the recent changes. When questioned directly about the possibility that Mr. Hyperbole's dismissal might have been related to the outlandish expenditures in Press and Public Relations detailed in last week's release of the team's budget, Spin was resolute: " No, No this has nothing to do with fiduciary issues or ethics. In fact, Mr. Hyperbole was picked up on an outstanding warrant related to an old child pornography charge.... Those of us who know Sterling stand behind him 110%....without any equivocation...unless he's guilty.

One other minor announcement was made. The team officially announced that testing results indicate that the boat is now ready to go....and speed estimates of between 300 and 350 mph reported by "sources" last week were "in the ballpark"