The reaction time would be real time, like a millisecond. 1000 + time faster than any man

canard; my only concern is it could stuff the nose with a gust of wind. throttle chop might do that too. That's why the motec seems like the answer. (throttle regulation). like traction control, the engine will only be allowed to use as much HP as it takes to do it in a way that keeps the boat level. trim too. It just takes the driver out of the sport, but could keep them alive.

In my opinion, it takes bigger balls to say "enough is enough" than to keep chasing these speeds. Mr Slozack, in my opinion, may not have only saved himself, but the decision could very well save others that could not be the first one to step back.

Money buying HP was Qatar's game........these two guys in an old Skater were not playing in that game.

I hope the online publishing folks take note and write about this positive turn.

Except the legendary Apache throttleman Bobby Saccenti!

Bill Gates was still jerking off in his garage when Bobby was out getting the work done!

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

Big hurtle to resolving this in the performance marine side is no sanctioning body pressing manufactures to develop a solutions. If anything, it's much the opposite. No need to hash it out, but imagine your sport saying you can't run any wing or splitter because downforce might give you an unfair advantage. And safety issues are the sole responsibility of manufactures.. Now who's gonna push for those advancements? Ya'd ended up with a bunch of big block Pinto's running 250mph without some leadership...

The F1 Hydro guys have probably done more research into this topic than any other group. I know cause that was the first guys I approached in a design forum couple years ago. They are happy to share what they've learned, but it took them a countless CAD and wind tunnel hours to get where they are today. Out of those discussions I also learned about the limitations of the canards on boats and aircraft. And then we looked at the main issue here, dumping huge volumes of compressed tunnel air on demand. Long story short, once you "stall" a wing, only drag can correct it to regain control. So soon as those props lose grip, your just along for a ride.

I'm really glad to see the interest in possible ways to approach this problem again. But without a dedicated group and someone funding research, it's all just conjecture that will soon fall to the wayside. As it has several times before. Really wish someone would prove me wrong this time.

Mr. Szolack is far from alone in his apprehension, http://www.offshoreonly.com/articles...king-hard-look.

The events over the weekend were horrific and tragic, but this is wonderful news.

Great interviews, thanks for sharing.