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Originally Posted by Keith Atlanta
(Post 4071822)
Without getting into a pissing match here are real world issues. This has to be apples to apples.
1. Just like "inflation" and the 171 speed record - shouldnt this be more like 180 MPH to win due to advancements in materials and technology? 172 MPH might beat the record, but did it really break the RECORD. |
Originally Posted by onesickpantera
(Post 4071761)
Going off memory it was a 42 with twin 1500s.
47' with 1450hp. unless I`m looking at the wrong info: In setting the new mark, the 47-footer, which was powered by twin 1,450 supercharged engines, escalated what has become a full-scale battle between Outerlimits and Fountain Powerboats for V-bottom top-speed supremacy. Less than two weeks earlier, a Fountain had averaged more than a 157 mph in kilo runs on the Pamlico River in Washington, N.C. The Fountain record beat the existing mark, set by another Outerlimits model, by more than 7 mph. Sorry AT man but length=weight=running surface. 27-29 ' fountain in your example is not quite 4' difference . One has a bustle the other a beak so its all a wash. |
Originally Posted by Sydwayz
(Post 4071795)
I expected this to be a 'ho-hum' thread.
Not anymore! 2014 post of the year right here: We might as well just send Crossett the T-shirt now so he can enjoy it all season. :drink: When I post to this site i always picture my kids reading it. So when were busting each other it should never get personal or that sh!tty its usually about the boats. But there is always someone who has to act like they are writing on a bathroom wall. |
Originally Posted by Orange quatro
(Post 4071791)
Uh, thats 300 hp. But no one dynode the fountain after the run and chances are, like they said in this thread, they probably cheated and added a lot more hp.
(1650-1450) x2 = 300? umm ok |
Originally Posted by precisiondetails
(Post 4071818)
How do you cheat in an event like this? Lmao
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I also think it's great they are going after it. I just think it's odd that it took them so long, since they have been SAYING they could for 10 years. :party-smiley-004:
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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
(Post 4071833)
(1650-1450) x2 = 300? umm ok
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Kudos to OL. The performance boat industry needs some excitement!
Best of luck |
Just some facts to throw out here.
1. As someone already mentioned, no one knows if those 1550hp motors in the fountain were actually 1550's. OL is doing this would STOCK 1650 Mercury motors, no guessing games on what they're "actually running". 2. The fountain was purpose built vs. Outerlimits PRODUCTION 43sv. 3. When Reggie broke the record, was that "corrected for technological advancement". Laughable statement. 4. Most importantly, haters will be haters!! |
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