Just wait till we make a run at the Kilo record... just wait.






you still waiting?

I think its great. These records are a great way to progress and push the envelope further. There will be a great deal to learn in this pursuit and I admire the team that steps up to meet the challenge. I also like that Mike has put together a team, why should he do it himself? if an OL wins the record then its a OL record. Who cares who set it up or who is in the seat?

I am a huge OL fan but I honestly think it will be a tough thing to accomplish with Merc 1650's. I think the motors in the Fountain when the record was set was set on kill and could have been making way more then 1650.

look at the OL SV43 race boat results from the shootout. that boat ran 152 with 1350's. Maybe in better conditions it could have ran faster? will 600hp more get another 20-25mph? that seems like a tall order. its not a linear curve at those speeds, especially in a V bottom.

if they do break the record with 1650 Merc's then that will be a huge accomplishment.

I don't get why anyone would be native and smack talk the OL team that is stepping up. I am personally tired of hearing about the Fountain record and I am sure the OL team is also. Its cool they are stepping up, they should get the respect for at least trying. Nobody else has.

who cares who, where, why, etc... If they break the record then they break the record.

MP

i thought reggie had something like 2000hp a side

Designed for a 1500lb car w/5 gears, a clutch and runs for 7 seconds and gets towed back to the pits. Most of his engines have no water jacketing or a cooling system either.
They are still bad ass of course.

(A NHRA 500 cu.in. Pro Stock motor is making 1500+ HP's w/500 cu.in's which is 3 HP's per cu.in. Vs two for Sonny's motors)

Not quite the same as 10,000 lb boat, one gear, no clutch, a 36" wheel on a kilo attempt. Oh yea, the one gear is over drive.

Remember too, a proper Kilo attempt is a kilo run in, a timed kilo and kilo out the back. Consecutive.
Then repeat.

A kilo being .62 of a mile times three = 1.86 miles w/a brick on the gas pedal.
Each way.

Who here has done that w/major power?

Can't find that damn cricket icon!

Correct.....your Baja is slow


Also, a Cobalt "SS" has a spoiler, and some 14 year old boys think its a sports car.....but we all know the truth

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That car actually holds the record for the fastest wrong wheel drive car around the Nurburgring.

*production car

And Keith's 342 holds the record for the most ice made in a boat with thru hull exhaust

is this better?

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Says the guy who drives a Tundra.....

They are econo rockets.

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