120 in a Bass Boat: Behind the Wheel

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04-04-2012, 02:54 PM

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Cool,

Seems like a good guy, met him a few weeks back when he was down here. gave him and his wife a tour of the Geico facility.

Eli and Deb are as good as they get. And he is very proud of the Geico experience as he should be . I wish I could have joined him when he came down.

04-05-2012, 12:13 AM

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04-05-2012, 01:28 AM

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Todd, looks like you got a little heat over there.

When are you splashing it?

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04-05-2012, 07:11 AM

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Eli and Deb are as good as they get. And he is very proud of the Geico experience as he should be . I wish I could have joined him when he came down.

If you ever want to see the shop, just let me know, and I will hook you up with Scott and Mark, In fact they are probably reading this, as one of them posted earlier.

04-05-2012, 06:08 PM

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I dont think half the people here understand the skill it takes to keep that boat on the pad like that. Awesome

I don't think 1/2 the people here have the gonads to go that fast in a boat like that.

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04-06-2012, 10:21 AM

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Sorry the 129 mph Allison was driven by Glen Reynolds at the 1987 NOA Speed trials. Scream and Fly and the Allison forum site have videos. It was a carbed 2.4 motor with a real light Allison. Mike

04-06-2012, 04:11 PM

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I dont think half the people here understand the skill it takes to keep that boat on the pad like that. Awesome

I have riden with Brent in a different boat he is one skilled driver

04-06-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Too Stroked

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. No more calls please!

And to tell you the truth, the better you are at it, the more subtle the movements are. Yea, he's good!

real pads:
you go thru the learning curve where you over correct left/right which takes extra milliseconds each, and leaves you "behind" in timing what the boat needs for thrust correction vs bottom to go straight ahead...

you gotta be just a 'lil ahead of it, almost inperceptable "wiggles" of left/right wheel in conjuction with judicious trim/ knowing where the "spot" is-
and you'll fly high and staight

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04-07-2012, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Smarty

I agree. I have always liked, but not have experienced the thrill of driving an Allison, Hydrostream, Stoker or other hot-rod OB boat like that. It is awesome!

Its one of the coolest feelings in the world