It's not just us....
 

Guess the boat community can't really point fingers and call us out on some poker run starts....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75zFhFn8TU

Those guy are all idiots in my book. The guy at 0:50 is freaking hauling....

That would be one hell of a ride. I feel like it would be real easy to get swamped in that, you see a boat on the right side get a little sideways in 2 wakes that meet and then break. That would get your stomach turning I think

Looks like the end of the shootout at LOTO :) But with less boats !!!!

That`s just Stupid.

You guys don't fish tournaments and are not old enough to realize that was offshore racing with a twist, otherwise you would appreciate this.

Just like many of the "go fast" people here changing props, hopping up engines to gain an advantage real torunanament fisherman did that for years. You would think them stupid or idiots becuase then want to pass the other boats to go get a fish but to a playing card it's ok?

We built in 1978 when I was younger a special 42 Post, the fastest Post ever built at that time. We left the AC out to save weight which allowed for a much smaller gen set as well. The interior was sparse compared to the standard boat and 410hp 6-71's which were the biggest at the time. We then had J&T make us special injectors above the 140mil spec, we used a fresh water mister in the engine intakes to cool the air more because the engine is very hot, etc, etc the engines had to make about 475hp. The point or fun in the shot gun starts was to start in the back and just blow up through the fleet and pass everyone within a short distance - it's great!!!!

Taking a 40' cat or 41' Apache and running in tight little circles on a lake in Nothern NJ makes sense though?

Everyone, including me that likes to go faster or get there first is a NUT, none of it makes sense we risk life, limb, money, other people's life's- don't say you don't, there is always a risk for passengers and other boats. That is what binds us all on this site - we are all unbalanced to some degree! :helmet:

This is a proper start http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy85uam8r3Q there is more cubic Hp, dollars, performance and ego here than any poker run and probably race as well. People spend all kinds of money tweaking bottoms, running surfaces, rudders, struts, engines to gain a knot or two - sounds allot like OSO memebers - I'm not on a soap box but these guys are much like you all just with bigger toys!

Here you go aboard a Fountain at the same tournament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmmDXoSPS3Q

Walk that Cabo marina and you might be surprised to count quite a few old Bertram 28's among the charter boats. Wasn't it the old 28' moppie that sired some of the original offshore race hulls?

You saw Bertram 31's in that video, the great grandfather of today's "offshore's", the inspiration for Don Arronow's boats.....

Grab the danger with both hands and ride the fock out of it !!! LIKE !