WarPaint hit a channel marker
#31
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It is remarkable that that there was not more damage, I am glad that they are OK, look at the size of one these channel markers. Those guys have been racing a long time, they know what they are doing, accidents happen, but that is the first time I ever remember an offshore race boat running over a US Coast Channel Marker. If you can't see where you are going due to getting washed down by the other boat(s) rooster tail then it would be tough to see what is in front of you.
Last edited by Smarty; 11-09-2013 at 07:32 PM.
#32
It is remarkable that that there was not more damage, I am glad that they are OK, look at the size of one these channel markers. Those guys have been racing a long time, they know what they are doing, accidents happen, but that is the first time I ever remember an offshore race boat running over a US Coast Channel Marker. If you can't see where you are going due to getting washed down by the other boat(s) rooster tail then it would be tough to see what is in front of you.
#34
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Marc: "WE JUST HIT SOMETHING! BIG"
Scotty: "and???.....motors are still running and the props are turning - GO,GO,GO!"
Sad news for the Warpaint team to be taken out like that - hard lick to take! Seeing the damage must have been gut wrenching. Actually surprised it did do more damage to the hull than what was shown
Scotty: "and???.....motors are still running and the props are turning - GO,GO,GO!"
Sad news for the Warpaint team to be taken out like that - hard lick to take! Seeing the damage must have been gut wrenching. Actually surprised it did do more damage to the hull than what was shown
#35
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What had me scratching my head about this when I saw it happen live, was who in their right mind would define a start area with an obstacle like that right in the middle. With all the spray that is always there, especially at the start, it was a matter of time before someone hit it. IMHO this would be like putting telephone poles in the middle of a Nascar or F1 race course start line..DUH!!
Luckily someone wised up and moved the start area away from the markers as of Race 1 today (Sunday)!!
Dave
Luckily someone wised up and moved the start area away from the markers as of Race 1 today (Sunday)!!
Dave
#36
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Marc: "WE JUST HIT SOMETHING! BIG"
Scotty: "and???.....motors are still running and the props are turning - GO,GO,GO!"
Sad news for the Warpaint team to be taken out like that - hard lick to take! Seeing the damage must have been gut wrenching. Actually surprised it did do more damage to the hull than what was shown
Scotty: "and???.....motors are still running and the props are turning - GO,GO,GO!"
Sad news for the Warpaint team to be taken out like that - hard lick to take! Seeing the damage must have been gut wrenching. Actually surprised it did do more damage to the hull than what was shown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRuB2i0aW0
Marc: Go, Go, Go
Marc: Uh oh, we've got no steering.
#39
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I was wondering what it weighed, I asked a Coast Guard serviceman in Cape May yesterday, and he wasn't sure. Thank you for the post, I had been wondering since I saw the pictures Warpaint driving over the buoy/channel marker.
Last edited by Smarty; 11-10-2013 at 05:30 PM.