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Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Day 1 Highlights: Wind Challenges V-Bottoms And More

The first day of the 30th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is in the books, https://speedonthewater.com/in-the-n...ttoms-and-more.

Standing start to 112mph.... wow

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Originally Posted by IGetWet (Post 4645722)

Standing start to 112mph.... wow

Yeah, I wondered about that. A cool Warlock with big power but why didn't he take advantage of the start speed?
Maybe he knew he didn't need it........ Show-off.. :)

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The cat speeds are insane. Glad no one crashed as we don't need any more of that!

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Originally Posted by rak rua (Post 4645788)

Yeah, I wondered about that. A cool Warlock with big power but why didn't he take advantage of the start speed?
Maybe he knew he didn't need it........ Show-off.. :)

RR

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John Hice is a cool dude. Talked to him on the LOTO Strip. He said he was not a speed freak and has run 116 at 1/4 throttle! Stated that he just wanted to put on a show with a bit of fire from the exhaust at the starting line.

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Originally Posted by rak rua (Post 4645788)

Yeah, I wondered about that. A cool Warlock with big power but why didn't he take advantage of the start speed?
Maybe he knew he didn't need it........ Show-off.. :)

RR

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Or maybe that's fast enough in a 25-foot Warlock with a T-53 turbine engine under the hatch in windy conditions. Having massive power at your fingertips is one thing. Applying it wisely and with discretion, is another. :)

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Originally Posted by Taboma (Post 4645897)

Sorry, didn't mean to suggest anything about the owner (show-off inference), I followed his build thread and was very impressed. He comes across as a nice guy who's built a boat with big power and truly doesn't need a 'run up' to get to 116mph. We can all see there's plenty left in that engine!

Common sense rules..

RR

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Originally Posted by rak rua (Post 4646010)

No offense taken here :ernaehrung004
I thought it would be cool and do it like they did many many years ago from a standing start and still achieve triple digits and it did in both runs. First run was really sloppy. It was fun showing off the only turbine powered boat in the event and in a 25' boat at that. Stupid Stupid Power!
Over the coarse of this next year I plane to make a few modification to the boat to make it a little more comfortable and put some more time in the seat. It has way more power than it needs to run up in the 130s. It's going to take some time to get my confidence in it for them kind of numbers