THOSE F-! guys need MORE credit Much More !!!

True, but idk if Scism has won any world championships with CMS?. I remember Gary Stray once said that the two best t-men that Victory Team ever had was Felix Serralles and Khalfan Harab, but i have no idea as to why he ranked these guys ahead of any other t-man that was hired by the Victory Team.

So which are more difficult for the throttleman in worse case scenarios :
In the past - Big open water, lower speeds but bigger waves and extended straight runs using older technology ?
or
Currently - Inshore, calmer water, higher speeds and more turns and newer technology ?

How about Gene Lanham?

Hurly Step i dont know if he one any titles?

I personally got a kick out of Rich Luhrs' old list from 2003:


"How about these?:

1. The World's First T-man....... Bobby Moore

2. The World's most underrated T-man....Bobby Idoni

3. The World's most amazing T-man.......... Willie Diaz

4. The World's best rough Water Vee T-man.... Bobby Saccenti

5. The world's best rough Water Cat T-man.... Joey Imprescia

6. The World's most handsome T-man..... J.T.

7. The World's smartest T-man..... Jerry Gilbreath

8. The World's most experienced T-man...... Stevie Curtis

9. The World's most innovative T-man...Billy Sirois

10. The World's best mind game T-man......."Smitty" Smith

11. The World's best up and coming T-man...... Gary Ballough

12. The complete package T-man.......... J.T.

13. The "if only he had more time" T-man....... Mark Lavin ( Greatness nipped in the bud)

With apologies to a bunch of people

T2x"

P.S. Being a Team Scarab fan, I'd like to also salute the humble T-man, crew chief, setup man, and visionary engineer, John Connor. Gratefully Lars. D.S.

16 years ago and Rich nailed it. Not sure what if anything to make of the fact that this list might very well be the same today.

Great question and should be its own thread.