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BLee 02-22-2005 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SLINGSHOT


Thanks Sling.

I didn't know that is the same guy who painted Monopoly and my GF's favorite Cigarette. He damn sure is making a name for himself. Better get in there before he realize$ it. :D :D

GeeterB 02-22-2005 08:44 AM

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Hey US1 Fountain......Now someone has stole your avatar too....and stuck it on their boat :evilb:

Tbonepmp 02-22-2005 01:05 PM

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I agree, by far the most impressive piece at the show. Truly a work of art! The boat to my understanding will spend a great deal of its time at the Lake Of The Ozarks. I am not going to give out the owner's name, but I am sure somebody on here will find out. MTI's best work yet...
Regards,
Tony

Jan 02-22-2005 01:42 PM

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It was the best I saw at the show. My wife and her friend Martha both kept talking about the boat all day, that proves to me how nice it is! :D


Jan

sellsman11 02-22-2005 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Blonde Cig Chick
this is not gary montano's boat. the owner was at the show dressed (as was randy scism) in speed racer shirts. i forget his name, although he was very nice. he mentioned that he had in fact got permission first before doing this project. he said he had done other theme boats prior to this one and has made it a habit to get permission first.

they did an amazing job! the pictures just can't do it justice.


Randy Kent is the madman that owns SpeedRacer. SUPER nice guy. It is a MTI 44PR. I had the pleasure of seeing it at the factory in its finishing stages. ABSOUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!
$1.2 is the number on the boat and worth every penny.

Sean H 02-22-2005 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TwinStepGun
Thanks Sling.

I didn't know that is the same guy who painted Monopoly and my GF's favorite Cigarette. He damn sure is making a name for himself. Better get in there before he realize$ it. :D :D


he knows how good he is, he has been painting multi-million dollar motorcoaches..... :D :D he is very good though....

Scott B 02-22-2005 04:54 PM

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You will be seeing a lot of this boat very shortly....

They are expecting 187 out of the box..

SLINGSHOT 02-22-2005 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott B
You will be seeing a lot of this boat very shortly....

They are expecting 187 out of the box..


WHO COMES UP WITH THESE #'S------ 187?

GLH 02-22-2005 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by insptech
It was going slower than 170 when it blew over, and it was a full canopy boat-did no good. RIP Ed and Roger :(

It just proves the point I was trying to make that these machines need to be approached with tremendous respect, and the people getting in them better know what risks are involved. The speed is semantics if it blew over...it was fast enough.

By canopy I meant an enclosed cockpit, my mistake for lack of precision, but even that my not be enough for speeds that would blow over a big cat.

RIP to the ones involved in that terrible accident of course.

Ted G 02-22-2005 08:50 PM

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It was a fully enclosed cockpit with just a hatch on top like most of the raceboats have. You are right, at some speed, there is no safety gear that is gonna help. I don't think anyone will ever know exactly what happened to Ed and Roger, but Ed had many hours in his previous turbine boat (open) and knew as much about those boats as anyone-just proves that sometimes stuff just happens-and yeah, these boats can kill ya.


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