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Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-22-2011, 10:42 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

How could I refuse to comply if somebody like you...

How could I refuse to comply if somebody like you asks me like that? I was surprised to read this, since I really thought that you had gotten angry with me. Nonetheless, I think that I should perhaps...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-21-2011, 04:14 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

I had a long article in response to post #32...

I had a long article in response to post #32 above in this thread all written up and ready to post, when I discovered the letter of Miss G(#34). After reading it, I didnīt feel like talking about the...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-15-2011, 10:03 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

I think your son is old enough to agree with me,...

I think your son is old enough to agree with me, that Marc and Scotty are even much older than him, and that because of this they think in a much more complicated (he might not understand the term...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-13-2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

“The crowds”. Why canīt there be only one...

“The crowds”. Why canīt there be only one technologically more sophisticsted motor sport for somewhat less primitive people? Iīd say that what sex and motor sports have in common, is not only the...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-13-2011, 02:32 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

Boring... need more brain tickle to take off on...

Boring... need more brain tickle to take off on gas turbine engineering and what it can do. By the way, four stroke explosion motors have the lowest power to weight ratio of all internal combustion...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-13-2011, 02:18 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

I didnīt give any advice. First read, then think...

I didnīt give any advice. First read, then think (if you can), and only then should you post.

Nonetheless, your post hints a why you donīt want to race: You just use your boat as a fun business...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-13-2011, 01:24 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,760
Posted By Turbofan

Why would they have they taken out the turbines...

Why would they have they taken out the turbines before the races end??? In distinction to the Cintron, on Friday the Miss Geico had been running sooo smooothly!! But they did of course have nobody to...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-13-2011, 12:16 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,975
Posted By Turbofan

On Air again, but itīs a still picture..

On Air again, but itīs a still picture..
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-09-2011, 02:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,060
Posted By Turbofan

Yes, thanks to you for not showing up. How did...

Yes, thanks to you for not showing up. How did you respond to the Geico team in thread http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/general-racing-discussion/253291-miss-geico-blog-granet.html ? “Hope we get a...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-08-2011, 10:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,060
Posted By Turbofan

This is bad. And the general pattern looks bad...

This is bad. And the general pattern looks bad too: Only in the first SBI race this year, in Cocoa Beach, has there been a half-hearted contender to the Miss Geico, the Miss Mary Mac (they only...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-08-2011, 02:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,060
Posted By Turbofan

And the turbine boats? Will there be anybody...

And the turbine boats? Will there be anybody racing against the Miss Geico in Key West?

Besides: Which classes will race on which day? I couldnīt find anything about that on superboat.com.
Forum: Super Boat International
10-03-2011, 11:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,247
Posted By Turbofan

I am new to this, and I was quite surprised to...

I am new to this, and I was quite surprised to see only the Cintron, the Loriblu and the Stihl finish the 2nd race. Is such a high drop-out rate frequent, or was this unusual?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-02-2011, 03:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Will the races one and two be among the same...

Will the races one and two be among the same boats or different ones?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-02-2011, 03:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Angry The transmission started at about 4:10pm. Itīs...

The transmission started at about 4:10pm. Itīs now 4:25 and there is still no sound. I donīt know if this is race 1 or 2. I can see big boats racing, but it seems that the Geico isnīt among them.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-02-2011, 11:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Angry I wanted to say that itīs 12:18pm now (well, now...

I wanted to say that itīs 12:18pm now (well, now itīs 19!).
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-02-2011, 11:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Angry Well, 12:1pm now, and there is still nothing for...

Well, 12:1pm now, and there is still nothing for the 20-35 viewers on http://superboat.com/live-tv/ . And the Twitter updates on that page say - nothing.

And the schedule on...
Forum: Super Boat International
10-01-2011, 04:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,525
Posted By Turbofan

Any chance that the Miss Mary Mac and/or the Aqua...

Any chance that the Miss Mary Mac and/or the Aqua Mania will be there?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-01-2011, 04:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Itīs the TV schedule Iīm concerned about. I...

Itīs the TV schedule Iīm concerned about.

I want to SEE it!
Forum: Super Boat International
10-01-2011, 04:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,139
Posted By Turbofan

Clearwater live TV schedule

I donīt understand this:
On the page http://www.clearwatersuperboat.com/s...-schedule.html it says, that the first race tomorrow will be at 12 noon and the second race at 2pm.
But on the page...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-01-2011, 04:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,992
Posted By Turbofan

Clearwater live TV schedule

I donīt understand this:
On the page http://www.clearwatersuperboat.com/super-boat-event-racing-schedule.html it says, that the first race tomorrow will be at 12 noon and the second race at 2pm. ...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
09-13-2011, 08:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,446
Posted By Turbofan

If it were not for unlimited hydroplanes and the...

If it were not for unlimited hydroplanes and the jet class of the Reno Air Races, I would not be interested in motor sports. In fact, before the son of a friend confronted me with gas turbines, my...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
09-12-2011, 08:29 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,446
Posted By Turbofan

We can keep the psychological factors (desire)...

We can keep the psychological factors (desire) and the resources as distinct from cash (know how) for later on. For the moment, I am talking about cash and nothing but cash.

Ultimately I would of...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
09-10-2011, 12:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,446
Posted By Turbofan

There has been a remark in article #5 above that...

There has been a remark in article #5 above that caught my attention, and it hasnīt been rebutted (yet):


In other words, it is much easier to get sponsoring for events than for races. Is this...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
08-30-2011, 05:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,446
Posted By Turbofan

Turbine Class ?

On May 12th someone from the JBS Crew wrote in the thread "Miss Geico Blog- Granet" at http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/general-racing-discussion/253291-miss-geico-blog-granet.html :
"Good luck...
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