Originally Posted by T2x (Post 3276030)

Again.....?

I hate when that happens........

I'll take the pills now.......

Brownie...do you take the yellow one before the white one and can i eat before or after?........ I forget.

Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic (Post 3276051)

BTW, here's a picture for the Fountain fans. Here's where all of Reggies "innovations" came from. Built in 1977 :p Course all but the ugly ass beak came from the bottom of an Allison which now has multiple patents just in case.

Originally Posted by T2x (Post 3276059)

Actually even the beak came from Allison. Paul (Darris' father) used them to reach the minimum length rules in the old OPC classes.

Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic (Post 3276051)

a person is now only as good as his most recent accomplishment and being the internet if it didn't happen in the last 12 mnths it didn't happen or matter. I see too many knowledgeable, experienced and willing to help individuals run off by keyboard pilots.
Once that happens we are left w/the "experts" that have read all the recent posts on said website, all their Powerboat and Poker Run of America mags and think/spew this as knowledge and or first hand experience. So a guy has an attitude. Don't read his posts!

BTW, here's a picture for the Fountain fans. Here's where all of Reggies "innovations" came from. Built in 1977 :p Course all but the ugly ass beak came from the bottom of an Allison which now has multiple patents just in case.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...orspixs/51.jpg

Originally Posted by BLee (Post 3276060)

Oh come on....Of course he's an ass alot of the time, but he does it with a certain charisma that doesn't offend me, even when I've been shot down by him over the years out of no where. I'm positive that Rich wouldn't recognize me if we were introduced face to face, even using screen names to help, and that's totally fine with me. He doesn't have to give a chit about anyone, or what they say.

I can promise you a LOT of people don't like Reggie's ways, but don't get people up in arms about it like T2x seems to have recently. I think this is because Rich usually has something of substance to say, but doesn't deliver it with a bow on top, or with a "Too Old" ring to it.

If Rich was a no nothing, "poser", in the offshore world, there would be NO threads like these about him, positive or negative. This thread clearly shows, that his comments & opinions carry enough weigh, to make people feel like he could actually dude relax,,, no attacking just stating an opinion. And what hurt someones reputation or future all by himself.

The guy HAS done a lot for powerboating other than voice races from the helo. Shadow Cats are infamous to anyone that has any historical knowledge of offshore racing. I think he's a dumbass for burning his hulls, or whatever actually happened, but that probably had a lot to do with the negative attitude some of you guys are offended by that he presents. Never the less, he remains a past & current figure in powerboating, as well as up to date on the latest technologies & strategies needed to be successful in this sport.

He also has a son with serious day to day needs, & I'd imagine that gets real tiring no matter how much love & support he has to give as a father. Why can't he come here & blow off some steam by posting his comments with the rest of us? If you don't have interest in what he says, then simply don't read it? A lot of other people have bashed Reggie in those threads, but since they are nobodies, they dont' get a thread like this one pointed at calling them out. Again, they don't carry the weight, & respect that Rich does, positive or negative.

A true Reggie fan, knows this:

Reggie Fountain isn't going to suffer OR benefit ultimately from what T2x's opinions of him are one bit, and the Reggie I've met & read about for years, REALLY doen't need anyone to protect him from the negative comments people have to say, since he's dealt with that his entire career. WINNERS, get hated on, and Reggie is a winner on some level with everyone, or he wouldn't be worth making fun of to anyone.

Finally, this thread is totally against the "personal attack" policy on OSO, and pretty hypocritical for lack of a better term. BUT, since it's T2x, and I KNOW he would be more angry at someone for deleting it, rather than letting him defend himself & take others down a notch in the process.

Originally Posted by apache727 (Post 3275505)

His posts tend to be brutally honest and I have to agree with him at least 95% of the time. I have always thought his posts were the most entertaining on OSO or S&F...