Re: Poker Run Video Predator 160 MPH
 

What About a 30' Cat running those speeds.If it was totally
safe there would be no blood rush!!!! Life short play HARD.
How many people die a year in high speed power boats?
About the same as in a car every 15 minutes.

Re: Poker Run Video Predator 160 MPH
 

Hey Keith-
That being said, I don't know if I have the balls to ride with you in your Shadow Cat! You still need to teach me how to use the tunnel tab tho.

Got any video of your Shadow at speed?
John

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dhlaw ya took the words right outta my mouth. theres a time n place for everything and that appeared to be neither. not to mention how close he was to the boat in past. and we wonder why our insurance rates are outta control, if ya can even get it.

Re: Poker Run Video Predator 160 MPH
 

The difference is not placing innocent people in danger. If you want to run a 160mph then head on out to the ocean and have at it....... The issue here is running in Havasu in sections of the water that are relatively narrow and silly speeds. The video shows him and many other boat charging down on a number of pleasure boats at crazy speeds. Cool or not is was tremendously unsafe........ and just the kind of thing that would result in litigation that would ensure that the promoter, the boats owners and every one even standing by would be broke by the time it was over. That would suck. (Although I would take predator as a portion of my contingency fee....)

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"Law Man" you have a great point and not to be taken lightly.....As a boater in the Poker run I would ASS-U-ME that everyone on the lake would be aware what was going on...my bad...but I didn't see anyone on that video clip that came within harms reach....except the guy who tried to catch him and did somethin' crazy across his wake.. :eek:

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Dem skater cats are sick! Watch the vid again. That chick loses her sunglasses!:D

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I am glad I didn't post the comment I was going to then, at 150 plus it's usually a bad idea to do.
Gary and his Skater, home town boy done good.

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We could discuss this point until everyone would want
someones ass.Give me some statistics.How many people
die from performance boats being in the wrong? I have
been to my fare share of performance poker runs in
twenty years and have never seen a fatality.On the other
hand I drive into NewOrleans every day it feels like I'm
racing in the 500.Cars flipping over spinning out
you name it, all happing while driving in the same direction.

Could the poker runs in same areas be safer? Sure but
must of the run abouts like to watch no different than a
offshore race coarse.Its not like we drive that way everyday.
Our great nation controls to much of what is done already,
lets hope they don't ruin performance boating!!!!!!!!Don"t
get me started on insurance company's.

HI John, anytime I don't own the shadow anymore,hows
your Jaguar coming?

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AMEN!

Anyone know where I could find this Video now?

Extreme Boats magazine and Arizona Hot Boats has it on their website.

that vid is one of my favs. I love the closeup hearing the blowers whirring and the zoom-in high-speed pass right after they say they've hit 160 :cool: I haven't gone to that part of the country yet, but I would think that boating there would be awesome :D

For what it is worth, I have seen this guy drive at this poker run 4+ years now. From my observation, he is one of the safest guys out there. I wouldn't think twice running next to him.

When are you going to become a real member Michael? :D

Thank You Gary.

I put it on You Tube hope you don't mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGt0L_eIvXA

tnks GL that is a cool vid.

It's here also:
http://www.peggedmovie.com/

No matter how you cut it, that's a sick vid!! That boat was packin air and riding on the last inch or two of the boat! Blower whine and all!!

Now lets see them run on the ocean!

She is much quicker than that now.:evilb:

pat W

That was sweeeeettt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!