It was awesome watching the pfe racing velocity run at last years shootout. Impressive number with natural aspiration in an older boat. Just shows you don't have to have the latest technology to run!

Your fired! Drop the boat off in my driveway on your way out.

Is this boat running again this year?

Yes but new owner and new team.

This is still America right? We are free to make our own individual choices last time I checked. I don`t wear a seat belt.. EVER. Thats MY choice and I don`t care what some Nancy thinks.
Good for you man, its great that you built something and had a great time running it like it should be run.

I mean they are racing. I have no clue if they plan on the shootout...

Phuck, there must be a lot of open bow Bayliner owners on here that have performance boats listed in there sigs to hide what they really own. Who the Phuck buys a performance boat and doesn't want to run it? Shame if you do and if anyone who organizes a poker run and doesn't want the liability then don't do it!!! What fool that is involved with this type of boating and would put on a poker run and not realize this is gonna happen? Have to be plumb dumb! CONGRATS CP, rock that beetch WFO open everywhere!!!

You should have sat in the depositions If the life jackets were not worn there would have been even more hell to pay. Funny your coment about Letting somone run in the event. The driver and throttle man had many years of experiance (throttle guy was the right hand guy to Mike who ownes Outerlimits.) Buy the way at the end of the day the lawsuit ended up in a judjment of over 8 million dollars and everyone signed waivers. You want your head in the sand over life jackets Go FOr IT

Funny

everyone wants to run in a poker run but they do not want to put one on. I sort of agree with you though Tis why we no longer put on a top event. Lawyers will get you and it is no longer worth taking the liability or having to listen to foul mouth idiots who have no clue about saftey

running hard and fast was always fun with all of my boats but I have learned a thing or two over the years and putting your head in the sand is not responsable. Again Congrats on the great boat build and run. I hope the OP takes his boat to the shoot out and show what it really can do. Would be great to see the numbers that it can be run in a controled event (by the way will have to wear a helmet and life jacket for the event)

Posted 10 July 2005 - 12:13 AM
HOLLAND, Mich (AP) — One man was killed and another is missing and presumed drowned after a 42-foot power boat carrying four people capsized Saturday on Lake Michigan as the driver was making a turn, authorities said.


The single-boat accident happened about 9:45 a.m. EDT near the western Michigan community of Holland.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Craig Lawrance said the men on board were part of a Smoke on the Water Poker Run that included 60 to 70 boats. He said the boat was speeding from Grand Haven to Holland when the driver overcompensated for a missed turn, slowing from about 110 mph to about 70 mph.

Lawrance said alcohol was not a factor.

A 20-year-old Bristol, R.I., man died from his injuries, and the 42-year-old missing man is from Hartland, Wis., authorities said. Ottawa County sheriff's Sgt. Kevin Allman said he likely drowned.

Sgt. Scott Tatrow of the Allegan County Sheriff's Department told WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids that the passengers were wearing life preservers but they came off when straps broke from impact with the water.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and boat were joined by divers from the Ottawa and Allegan county sheriff's departments in a search of the lake Saturday afternoon.

The driver of the boat was taken to Holland Community Hospital for treatment of back injuries, while a fourth man on board was not injured.

Additional information about the men wasn't immediately released.

Lawrance said the poker run involves boaters making stops at various locations on land and in the water to collect cards for a poker hand.

The two-day event is based in Grand Haven and has been held annually since 2001, according to a Smoke on the Water Web site. Boaters take a 141-mile course with stops in South Haven, Holland, Muskegon and White Lake.

Absolutely awful!!

My brother was running near him when it happened. He said the driver/owner was an older man with very little boating experience & was driving way too fast & erratically. Everyone got out of his way, when the boat caught a wave & started tumbling.


Above is the complete story I looked up; re-reading it I realize now that the comment about inexperience was posted by someone other than the stories author.
I'm just going to leave that part of the story right where it is as it doesn't matter at this point what caused the boat to roll... inexperience or ???
As far as having my head in the sand... I never actually posted my personal preference... I just stated that I want it to be MY decision, so if the seas are rough and it makes ME feel safer then I'll wear it, same with the seat belt in my car and a helmet on my head when riding my bike, it SHOULD always be MY choice... PERIOD!
I just want you (boatme) to know that at the end of the day... I get it, you ran a great event that helped a lot of kids doing something you loved and then you had to sit in court and listen to how horrible it was that 2 people died and on top of that they want to bankrupt you and all you did was to try and run an event to help kids... 'nuff said!