LOTO Shootout-Team Kansas
 

So what was the number this year for the Team Kansas Saber? I saw an 85 mph pass but missed the last part of Sunday's footage.

It was a great weekend!!! Great Event!! I really liked the new location!!!

Our goal for the weekend was 85 and we ended up running 86 on Sunday, the gps showed a little more but peaked past the radar guns. Then for our last run we took the boat and ran up the lake quite a ways to burn some fuel off and came back to the start boat with just enough fuel for one last pass, but found we had a bad plug and didn't have the time to fix it. So we put her on the trailer and called it a day.... I would have liked to run again just to see what we could have got, maybe another mph or two..... All in all I was real proud of the boat!! It took a good set and ran straight and true.....

BTW, the reason I wanted to go back out is, my 86 sounded real cool until a PONTOON ran 89mph!!!:eek:

Hey Brad, Congrats on the run !! Are you guys still running the shorties on the boat ?

Thanks!! Yep I still have the Shorties on there. They work well once your up and running but it takes a little while to plane off with the big wheels we were spinnin.....:rolleyes:

That Saber can tear it up. Congrats guys :ernaehrung004:

Thanks guys!! Not bad for just a couple of small blocks......

Did you run the boat by yourself , or was there a driver in there with you ??

Great runs guys, very impressive out of the old girl!

Thanks Mike!! Great job on the "play-by-play" it helps to have an insider up in the booth!!! Sorry we didn't get a chance to visit over the weekend and I'm sorry if I didn't get my info to you but we were thrashing to get the boat done up until we left for the lake!!! I figured you remembered a lot from the "years" before....
Next time they need you walking the docks doing interviews!!!

Thanks for the kind words, it was a lot of fun this year!

If you don't get us the info it's ok, we just make stuff up!

Yea, I know.....
I heard I also need to teach you guys haw to say Basehor, KS
It pronounced (Bay-sure or Bay-Shore) not (Base-Whore) LOL!!

LOL, what do you expect?? I went to public school!:readinghelp:

BTW, I'd be willing to bet that was Brendan:D

Mike, Yea I bet it was!!
Scott, Jeremy (that raced with me last year, you met him in Chatt.) was in the boat with me.

I wonder what her top speed was back in the "Wavehippie" days??

I may have reach a all time high for her.....

Cool... I bet you would have picked up a mph or two going solo.. The boats running great...

You guys gonna get to make the trip to Chatt. this year ??

Ouch!! I won't tell Jeremy you said that......:drink:

Yea we are going to try and make it to Chattanooga!!

81 was the top speed with A-class engines. Back when you had to use the very restrictive Merc cast iron exhaust and intakes. :eek:

Just noticed this thread. My friend got this shot of you guys at the Shootout. Negative included as well. Nice run! :drink:

I have the hi-res version of this shot as well if ya want a copy.

WOW, that is a awesome shot!!! I love the way everything but the boat is blurry!!! Got any others?? And yes, I'd love to have the high resolution copy....
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Just a little less blur on the boat and I think it would have been perfect. :rolleyes:

The link to our pics for the weekend is here, and there is a zip file on there you can download for the full res pics. I don't think Jamie took any more of your boat, but I can ask him.

http://www.wickedshutter.com/jwforbe..._MO/index.html