Desert Storm Video- Predator Passing DCB Green M31
 

go to youtube.com, type in , stvkeith Desert Storm Poker Run 2011, 1st Wave

Shows Gary's Skater passing the Green DCB M31 w1350s, and shows other boats such as them returning from the 1st card stop etc..56 sec clip.... The same guy also has about 5 smaller vids showing the Orange M35, Mr. Sweeper Skater etc...

....enjoy....:drink:

Nice!

PR388, it was nice seeing and meeting you at DS.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSibfrYGUC4[/YOUTUBE]

Thanks Blume!.. me too, see you next year...!!!

Fixx
 

I thought that dcb was soppose to be a 176 mph boat,that skater made it look like it was going backwards..

the smaller vids.

http://www.youtube.com/user/stvkeith#p/u/7/rIznMokgLOQ

Not sure how fast either one of them were going at the time and how the conditions were....

Anyone know..? The HP on Gary's quad's...?

Remember we are going tubing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In 388slw if it's finished !! LOL !! :evilb:

Where was CRC this year ?!?

Watching the feed from the Helicopter on RD's place, I didn't see a start flag. I saw alot of boats up to speed before they even made the right hand turn to head down river at the entrance to Thompson bay. The actual start should have been after that right hand turn and things straightened out? No?

That is correct.Alkbert Haynesworth took off first then the black MTI followed by the green and orange DCB-then Predator left.
we passed the 2 MTI and the orange DCB at pilot rock and overtook the green DCB just past steem boat cove.WILD START.

He broke at the start.

He broke at the start.

Great running out there, & thanks for the vid!

Predator looks strong! :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYUe8...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYUe8...layer_embedded

I would say very close to 180mph here, I think Predator went about 186mph during the first leg. It was pretty remarkable going by, gotta hand it to Gary and Larry and the rest of the guys, that boat was hauling ass.

Dustin, is he still running the same whipples or did he change them this yr.

test vid of the DCB
 

a video of testing the dcb 31 with merc 1350's before he got his AZZ handed to him by the skater..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9SH...layer_embedded

Beautiful boat runs like she's on rails & gas sure is cheap in Cali $3.29 :eek::drink::drink:

I relize the Skater is faster, but I think its far from an azz beating. Pretty good for that little west coast cat with a training wheel to do that good IMO.

Fixx
 

i have to agree with you ,,dcb makes beautiful boats,, ok so i was off a few months:drink:

Gary Smith Predator
 

Way to go Gary. I was guessing that a few boats jumped the start to do whatver it takes to look like they where faster. Glad you screamed past them. Your boat looked great all weekend.

:lolhit: maybe it'll be going back down there since they did away with @sama and used him for fish f@@d :eek: wishfull thinkin i guess :drink:

Thanks for the vid. :cool:

I wouldn't say the DCB got his ass handed to him, since he looked to be pretty far ahead of the rest of the pack excluding Predator.

Going that fast isn't easy, even when you have the power & ability to do so. The DCB being "only" 31ft long deserves to be noted as well from a fellow drivers standpoint. No matter who built the boat, taking one up to it's upper capabilities when they're packing the kind of power both boats are, takes SERIOUS balls & extreme focus.

I think whoever was driving the DCB deserves credit for taking it up to those speeds no matter where he was in the pack. That's a LOT less boat to keep under control at those numbers.

It can be difficult to explain to others that haven't ever driven anything that fast on the water. There's definitely more to it than just pushing the throttles down & holding on.

Predator
 

Congratulations to Gary on a flawless run. The boat looked incredible!!

JR

It has quad 4.0L EFI engines with the new one piece throttle bodies. Motors were built by Larrys Engine and Marine.

Tony C was driving the green DCB, Johnny T. was driving the orange one.

Johnny got pinched at the start by some wake board boat(s)....didn't want to relive two years ago....safety first.

SO do you have an adapter to mount these on the Merc 1200 intakes yet.

Credit where credit is due man , nice drivin guys & congratz to SERIOUS balls & extreme focus.

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Very well put.

Yup, enjoy! ;)

No, the SC's are WAY too big for that engine as is. dual 2.9's do very well. 1075's don't do a lot in the way of airflow and if you put to large of a SC on there, you'll just lose torque and only gain a little hp.

Where??? I saw some cheap gas in AZ for $3.65 but in CA it is like $4.20/gal

I'm taking about the 1200 Race version not 1075's althought I know there isn't a huge difference.
But I have a plan to get more are into the cylinders, just need bigger blowers to get there but would like to use the Merc intake because of the injector set up and plumbing already in place.
Surely you make an adapter to get a couple of these on there with all that custom CNC stuff you do.:party-smiley-004:

Ya, I would like to buy some in bulk at that price and sale it on the street corner, because 91 octane is quite a bit more here.....:coolcowboy:

There's still no reason for it. The blower speeds on the 1075 and 1200 are identical, there just using boost control to waste a bunch of energy and fuel. The 2.9's make 1330hp on race gas and have plenty of steam left, problem is the cam is WAY TOO SMALL and the heads really build up boost at higher rpm.

I know all this already.:lolhit:
But the Race version have larger cams which I may or may not change. And if I stay with a whipple style blower, I will be changing the heads.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, about that adapter.
I am sure I am not the only person who would want one.

Thanks for the vid! Those of us stuck in colder weather really appreciate it. :drink: